Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
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The mossy marbles restOn the lips that he has prestIn their bloom; And the names he loved to hearHave been carved for many a yearOn the tomb.
— "The Last Leaf", Poems (1836)
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (geboren am 29. August 1809 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; gestorben am 7. Oktober 1894 in Boston) war ein amerikanischer Arzt und Schriftsteller.
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The mossy marbles restOn the lips that he has prestIn their bloom; And the names he loved to hearHave been carved for many a yearOn the tomb.
I know it is a sinFor me to sit and grinAt him here; But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer!
Thou say’st an undisputed thing In such a solemn way.
And silence, like a poultice, comes To heal the blows of sound.
You think they are crusaders sent From some infernal clime, To pluck the eyes of sentiment And dock the tail of Rhyme, To crack the voice of Melody And break the legs of Time.
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