Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814-1902). Epitaph. Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. 1922. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse

Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.

Epitaph

By Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814–1902)


HE roam’d half-round the world of woe,
Where toil and labour never cease;
Then dropp’d one little span below
In search of peace.

And now to him mild beams and showers,	5
All that he needs to grace his tomb,
From loneliest regions at all hours,
Unsought-for, come.