From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Bio: Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet was an English poet and translator. He was a diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1666.
