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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH FOR PETER STUYVESANT, 1682, by HENRICUS SELYNS First Line: Here lieth stuyvesant-stir not too deep the sand! Last Line: Insufferable. At first too rich; at last too poor. Subject(s): Epitaphs; New York City - Dutch Period; Stuyvesant, Peter (1610-1672) | |||
Here lieth Stuyvesant—stir not too deep the sand— He who commander was of all New Netherland. Unto the foe perforce he gave the country o'er; If grief and sorrow ever burden hearts, his heart Did die a thousand deaths and did endure a smart Insufferable. At first too rich; at last too poor. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE KNICKERBOCKER'S ADDRESS TO THE STUYVESANT PEAR TREE, 1647-1857 by HENRY WEBB DUNSHEE SYNOPSIS OF A FAILED POEM by JAMES GALVIN LINES INSCRIBED UPON A CUP FORMED FROM A SKULL by GEORGE GORDON BYRON THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 57. TRUE WOMAN, HER LOVE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI ONE WOMAN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH TO THE SHAH (1) by AWHAD AD-DIN 'ALI IBN VAHID MUHAMMAD KHAVARANI |
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