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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LAZARUS, by EDWARD RALPH CHEYNEY First Line: He may stumble stiffly -- being obviously dead -- Last Line: To pierce whatever coffins he may wear. Alternate Author Name(s): Cheyney, Ralph Subject(s): Coffins; Death; Lazarus; Worms; Dead, The | |||
He may stumble stiffly -- being obviously dead -- This Lazarus whom I meet every day, Or strut with braggadocio As though to cheat the worms. They know, and shrewdly find a certain way To pierce whatever coffins he may wear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND A CHILD IS BORN by EDWARD RALPH CHEYNEY |
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