English Poetry. William Shakespeare. Fidele. Уильям Шекспир.

William Shakespeare (Уильям Шекспир)

Fidele

FEAR no more the heat o' the sun,
   Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
   Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.

Fear no more the frown o' the great,
   Thou art past the tyrant's stroke;
Care no more to clothe and eat;
   To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.

Fear no more the lightning-flash,
   Nor the all-dreaded thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
   Thou hast finish'd joy and moan:
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.

No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave! 

William Shakespeare’s other poems:

1. From Venus And Adonis
2. Hark! Hark! The Lark
3. How Like A Winter Hath My Absence Been
4. A Lover’s Complaint
5. From The Rape Of Lucrece

Poems of other poets with the same name (Стихотворения других поэтов с таким же названием):

William Collins (Уильям Коллинз) Fidele (“TO fair Fidele’s grassy tomb”)

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