THANATOPSIS
So shalt thou rest, and what if thou withdraw
in silence from the living, and no friend
take note of thy departure? all that breathe
will shall thy destiny. The gay will laugh
when thou art gone, the solemn brood of care
plod on, and each one as before will chase
his favorite phantom; yet all these shall leave
their mirth and their employments, and shall come
and make their bed with thee. As the long train
of ages glide away, the sons of men,
the youth in life's green spring, and he who goes
in the full strength of years, matron and maid,
the speechless babe and the grey-headed man -
shall one by one be gathered to thy side
By those, who in their turn shall follow them.
Shit, learning that's hard. And I still have, like, another nine lines to learn.
Yum, brain food. Stops my hurting head, so I can memorize better. I'll probably forget it all come tomorrow, but that'll be my speedy review in class. Whiplash~.
in silence from the living, and no friend
take note of thy departure? all that breathe
will shall thy destiny. The gay will laugh
when thou art gone, the solemn brood of care
plod on, and each one as before will chase
his favorite phantom; yet all these shall leave
their mirth and their employments, and shall come
and make their bed with thee. As the long train
of ages glide away, the sons of men,
the youth in life's green spring, and he who goes
in the full strength of years, matron and maid,
the speechless babe and the grey-headed man -
shall one by one be gathered to thy side
By those, who in their turn shall follow them.
Shit, learning that's hard. And I still have, like, another nine lines to learn.
Yum, brain food. Stops my hurting head, so I can memorize better. I'll probably forget it all come tomorrow, but that'll be my speedy review in class. Whiplash~.