Pale death, the grand physician, cures all pain;
The dead rest well who lived for joys in vain.

John Clare

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Topic

Death as a blessing Death

Author

John Clare

Source

Child Harold

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Clare, John. Child Harold. c. 1840, I. 215.

Current Citation

Clare, John. "Child Harold." John Clare: Major Works, edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell. Oxford University Press, 2008, I. 215.

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Author

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Medium
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Statement Type
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Era
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Current Citation

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