From the Greek.
A man who was about to hang himself,
Finding a purse, then threw away his rope;
The owner, coming to reclaim his pelf,
The halter found; and used it. So is Hope
Changed for Despair--one laid upon the shelf,
We take the other. Under Heaven-s high cope
Fortune is God-all you endure and do
Depends on circumstance as much as you.
Epigram Iv: Circumstance
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Poem topics: away, despair, god, heaven, hope, endure, high, circumstance, fortune, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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