Farewell! if ever fondest prayer For other's weal avail'd on high, Mine will not all be lost in air, But waft thy name beyond the sky.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker vows that even if prayers for others are unanswered, their name will be carried beyond the sky.
- In plain terms
- Their name will be remembered even if prayers go unheard.
- What can you take from it?
- Legacy can outlive personal doubts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does it mean to be remembered?
- How do you cope with unanswered prayers?
Another view
Assumes a metaphysical continuation beyond death.
More from Lord Byron
When age chills the blood, when our pleasures are past- For years fleet away with the wings of the dove- The dearest remembrance will still be the last, Our sw…
Permalink to quote #3 I only know we loved in vain; I only feel-farewell! farewell!
Permalink to quote #5 When we two parted In silence and tears, Half brokenhearted, To sever for years.
Permalink to quote #6
Related quotes
A place in thy memory, dearest, Is all that I claim; To pause and look back when thou hearest The sound of my name.
Gerald GriffinGerald Griffin quote #1 My troubles are many They're deep as a well I swear there ain't no Heaven And I pray there ain't no hell But I'll never know by living only my dying will tell.…
Laura NyroLaura Nyro quote #2 The whole Earth is the Sepulchre of famous men; and their story is not graven only on Stone over their native earth, but lives on far away, without visible sym…
PericlesPericles quote #3