Felix Opportunitate Mortis
Alfred Austin
1835 to 1913
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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That from unrestful rest would drag thee out,
The timeliest doom of all thy race is thine:
For heights unreached, or icily to tower,
Round which throng courtly loves, uncourted hate,
And made thee certain of thy changeless fate;
And glitter on the lonely peak of Power.
Twice happy boy! though cut off in thy flower,
June 1879
Straining to catch the people's tarrying shout
And thou no more hast wearily to wait,
Like Alpine crests that only specious shine,
Servility's applause, and envy's flout.
Exile or Caesar? Death hath solved thy doubt,
And push thee to those pinnacles of State
Saved from the sad alternative, to pine