My Days Among the Dead are Passed
by Robert Southey
English poet. An influential figure at the outset of the Romantic movement, he was fond of writing verse narratives set in distant lands, such as Thalaba the Destroyer (1801), Madoc (1805) and The Curse of Kehama (1810). His best-known shorter poems are the ballads 'The Battle of Blenheim' and 'The Inchcape Rock'. Several editions of his collected Poems were issued during his lifetime. His mastery of prose is illustrated by his classic Life of Nelson (1813) and The Life of Wesley (1820), and his popular miscellany The Doctor includes the immortal children's tale 'The Story of the Three Bears'.
My Days Among the Dead are Passed
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My days among the Dead are passed; With them I take delight in weal, My thoughts are with the Dead; with them My hopes are with the Dead; anon |