Religion
From the Gulistan (The man who leaveth life behind)
Translated by Reginald Heber · From The Poetical Works of Reginald Heber (Lansdowne Poets)
The man who leaveth life behind,
May well and boldly speak his mind:
Where flight is none from battle-field
We blithely snatch the sword and shield;
Where hope is past, and hate is strong,
The wretch's tongue is sharp and long.
Myself have seen, in wild despair,
The feeble cat the mastiff tear.
Codex Note
1823.
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MLA
Shiraz, Sa'di of. “From the Gulistan (The man who leaveth life behind).” Translated by Reginald Heber. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sadi/25/.
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Shiraz, Sa'di of. “From the Gulistan (The man who leaveth life behind).” Translated by Reginald Heber. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sadi/25/.
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