At Stratford-Upon-Avon

Thomas Bailey Aldrich 1836 (Portsmouth) – 1907 (Boston)



Thus spake his dust (so seemed it as I read
The words): Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbeare
(Poor ghost!) To digg the dust enclosèd heare --
Then came the malediction on the head
Of whoso dare disturb the sacred dead.
Outside the mavis whistled strong and clear,
The winding Avon murmured in its bed,
But in the solemn Stratford church the air
Was chill and dank, and on the foot-worn tomb
The evening shadows deepened momently.
Then a great awe fell on me, standing there,
As if some speechless presence in the gloom
Was hovering, and fain would speak with me.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 07, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 572
Words 105
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

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