Death & Dying

Adrian's Address to His Soul When Dying

by Lord Byron 1788–1824

From Works, ed. Coleridge, vol. I (1898)

Death & Dying

Animula! vagula, Blandula,
Hospes, comesque corporis,
Quæ nunc abibis in Loca--
Pallidula, rigida, nudula,
Nec, ut soles, dabis Jocos?

Ah! gentle, fleeting, wav'ring Sprite,
Friend and associate of this clay!
To what unknown region borne,
Wilt thou, now, wing thy distant flight?
No more with wonted humour gay,
But pallid, cheerless, and forlorn.

MLA

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. “Adrian's Address to His Soul When Dying.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/byron/295/.

Chicago

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. “Adrian's Address to His Soul When Dying.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/byron/295/.

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