Cassius Hueffer - A poem by Edgar Lee Masters


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Edgar Lee Masters - Cassius Hueffer

They have chiseled on my stone the words:
'His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him
That nature might stand up and say to all the world,
This was a man.'
Those who knew me smile
As they read this empty rhetoric.
My epitaph should have been:
'Life was not gentle to him,
And the elements so mixed in him
That he made warfare on life,
In the which he was slain.'
While I lived I could not cope with slanderous tongues,
Now that I am dead I must submit to an epitaph
Graven by a fool!

Added: on February 7th, 2006 at 10:33 PM | Viewed: 774 times | Comments and analysis of Cassius Hueffer by Edgar Lee Masters Comments (3)

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Poet: Edgar Lee Masters Poem: Cassius Hueffer Volume: Spoon River Anthology Year: Published/Written in 1915 Comment 3 of 3, added on April 21st, 2008 at 11:51 AM. Interesting poem. This is a practice comment. Courtney W1 Comment 2 of 3, added on May 25th, 2007 at 1:30 AM. This epitaph has a very ironic tone in that it uses epitaphs inside the epitaph to describe the writter. This creates a sense that the person who the epitaph was written for was to richious to be described in one sentence. Also it alludes to the actual grave stone twice and creates a false reality in its own security of the tomb. Jase Nosal from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on February 7th, 2006 at 10:33 PM. Thought it was a good poem. Made me think a little! Rahmeen from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Cassius Hueffer, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Edgar Lee Masters with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Edgar Lee Masters Poem: Cassius Hueffer Volume: Spoon River Anthology Year: Published/Written in 1915 Last read: Jul 19 2008, 7:50PM Viewed 774 times. Added on February 7th, 2006 at 10:33 PM.

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