Time & Brevity
Fame
From Poems (1914)
Time & Brevity
My arches crumble; that bright dome I flung
Heavenward in pride decays; yet all unmoved
One column soars, and, graven in sacred tongue,
Endure the victor words--“This man was loved.”
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MLA
Dowden, Edward. “Fame.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dowden/130/.
Chicago
Dowden, Edward. “Fame.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dowden/130/.
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