I seem but a dead man held on end To sink down soon.... O you could not know That such swift fleeing No soul foreseeing - Not even I - would undo me so!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Death feels sudden and unforeseen even to the dying.
- In plain terms
- I feel like I'm dying soon and didn't expect it.
- What can you take from it?
- Death often arrives when least expected.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we accept mortality?
- What if we see it coming?
Another view
Some people do foresee their death.
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