Theme
Life and Death
Mortality, sickness, survival, burial, and the value assigned to living.
Passage 068Henry Adams Bellows stanza 68Fire for men | is the fairest gift,Passage 069Henry Adams Bellows stanza 69All wretched is no man, | though never so sick;Passage 070Henry Adams Bellows stanza 70It is better to live | than to lie a corpse,Passage 071Henry Adams Bellows stanza 71The lame rides a horse, | the handless is herdsman,Passage 072Henry Adams Bellows stanza 72A son is better, | though late he be born,Passage 077Henry Adams Bellows stanza 77Cattle die, | and kinsmen die,Passage 078Henry Adams Bellows stanza 78Cattle die, | and kinsmen die,