An honest Tear 1
Is durabler than Bronze－
This Cenotaph
May each that dies－
Reared by itself－5
No Deputy suffice－
Gratitude bears
When Obelisk decays
Is durabler than Bronze－
This Cenotaph
May each that dies－
Reared by itself－5
No Deputy suffice－
Gratitude bears
When Obelisk decays
(F.1232/J.1192)
[1] Tear:: the act of tearing. honest:: without trick, unsophisticated. honest Tear:: the way of cutting stone in the Bronze Age.
[2] Bronze:: Bronze Age, 3000–600 BC. in Europe.
[3] Cenotaph:: an empty monument to honor the dead buried elsewhere.
[5] Reared by itself:: a hint on the stones raised in Stonehenge.
[8] Obelisk:: alluding to each stone raised.
It is evident, that Stonehenge was at one time a spot of great sanctity . . . within a radius of three miles, there are about three hundred burial mounds. . . . Under these circumstances, we may surely refer Stonehenge to the Bronze age. ─ Pre-historic Times (1865)
