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The poem on a gravestone at St Peter’s church, Wapley, England "Do not stand by my grave and weep" is the first line and popular title of the bereavement poem "Immortality", written by Clare Harner in 1934. Often now used is a slight variant: "Do not stand at my grave and weep".
Chief Inspector Morse, aided by Detective Sergeant (DS) Lewis, soon discovers a cryptic 'seventeenth-century' love poem by John Wilmot and a photograph of Rachel with a mysterious grey-haired man, clues which lead them to the prestigious Lonsdale College, where the rivalry between Julian Storrs and Dr Denis Cornford for the position of Master ...
The death poem is a genre of poetry that developed in the literary traditions of the Sinosphere—most prominently in Japan as well as certain periods of Chinese history, Joseon Korea, and Vietnam. They tend to offer a reflection on death—both in general and concerning the imminent death of the author—that is often coupled with a meaningful ...
Essay by Cameron Smith on Michelle Schrodt's death: The grave loss that comes with deep love cannot truly heal. It is love’s reminder, not a curse. The death of my neighbor forced me to reflect ...
But this is my just reward for my pains and study, not regarding my service to God, but only my duty to my Prince." [ 15 ] : 170–171 [ note 49 ] — Thomas Wolsey , English archbishop, statesman and cardinal (29 November 1530); to the Lieutenant of the Tower of London , after falling ill on the way to London under arrest for treason
Although this form of poetry reflects on the notion of death, it is not to be confused with a “eulogy,” which is a speech that gives tribute to a person, usually after the person has died. [ 3 ] Originally, in Greek and Roman poetry, an elegy was a poem written in elegiac verse, which included couplets consisting of a hexameter line ...
Lays of Ancient Rome is an 1842 collection of narrative poems, or lays, by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Four of these recount heroic episodes from early Roman history with strong dramatic and tragic themes, giving the collection its name. Macaulay also included two poems inspired by recent history: Ivry (1824) and The Armada (1832).
<em>Won't You Be My Neighbor?</em>, the recently released Mister Rogers biopic, has everyone weeping with a nostalgic, foreign emotion: joy. Between the #MeToo ...