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Poems that echo your mood

12 closest matches among poems tagged with any of “mortality” or “soldier” or “self” .

My life closed twice before its close
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My life closed twice before its close

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson portrait
10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)
Out of the sighs
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Out of the sighs

Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas portrait
27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)
Be still, my soul
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Be still, my soul

A.E.Housman

A.E.Housman portrait
26 March 1859 - 30 April 1936 (~77)
There was a time
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There was a time

Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas portrait
3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)
Gerontion
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Gerontion

T. S. Eliot

T. S. Eliot portrait
26 September 1888 - 4 January 1965 (~77)
Song from 'Ajax and Ulysses.'
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Song from 'Ajax and Ulysses.'

James Shirley

James Shirley portrait
September 1596 - 29 October 1666 (~70)
Ask not how it came I died
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Ask not how it came I died

Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols portrait
6 September 1893 - 17 December 1944 (~51)
On the idle hill of summer
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On the idle hill of summer

A.E.Housman

A.E.Housman portrait
26 March 1859 - 30 April 1936 (~77)
In Tempore Senectutis
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In Tempore Senectutis

Ernest Dowson

Ernest Dowson portrait
2 August 1867 - 23 February 1900 (~33)
A Short View of the State of Man
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A Short View of the State of Man

William Alexander

William Alexander portrait
c. 1567 - 12 February 1640 (~73)
The Hermit
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The Hermit

James Beattie

James Beattie portrait
25 October 1735 - 18 August 1803 (~68)
When youthful faith hath fled
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When youthful faith hath fled

John Gibson Lockhart

John Gibson Lockhart portrait
12 June 1794 - 25 November 1854 (~60)
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