Charles Wolfe
Charles Wolfe
Charles Wolfewas an Irish poet, chiefly remembered for "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" which achieved popularity in 19th century poetry anthologies...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth14 December 1791
CountryIreland
sorrow shadow forget
Go, forget me! why should sorrow O'er that brow a shadow fling? Go, forget me, and to-morrow Brightly smile and sweetly sing! Smile,—though I shall not be near thee; Sing,—though I shall never hear thee!
cloak lay martial
But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, with his martial cloak around him.