"breathes there a man with soul so dead, who never to himself has said"

I did some search and found the following link: http://www.legallanguage.com/resources/poems/breathesthere/ I love old poetry but had not come across this one. Obviously it is written about someone who does not love his country. And by the way, what do you think of the following poem: [i]DROP THE ATTITUDE Drop the attitude walk with me You will view the world the way I see The flowers the trees will catch your eye To the material world you’ll say goodbye The four legged kind will draw you out Their unceasing love there’s no doubt Your caring heart will try and reach The helpless kind, without a breach. To bond with those that you love and care The struggle forever will be there You will feel the tugs now and then But that will end we don’t know when You need to strive a heart to win It may not be your kith or kin The world is there at your feet A good heart you’re sure to meet. Plan you life plan it well But what’s our future none can tell So be it come what may Sun is shining make your hay Come with me, stop being you You’ll see the world in a different hue The flowers, the trees will catch your eye, To the material world you’ll say goodbye [/i]

This seems to be an excerpt from “The Lay of the Last Minstrel” by Sir Walter Scott. I have never read it. It is as old as the hills. He lived 1771 until 1832. That is even older than me. lol

This is a poem taught to us in our school. You have got your answer in the forum Hatley! But I know the feeling of how it is when you remember a few lines out of the blue and are unable to place it.

There is another great site for finding poetry that you remember bits and pieces of... it's The Poem Hunter . Com. I pasted the line in the search engine and it went promptly to this site. I used to write poetry when I was much younger, some of it was pretty off beat. One I remember was: [i]Wither Wither little rose Crushed beneath people's toes You begin to droop You begin to rot I bury you in the family plot Withered Withered little rose Crushed beneath people's toes You used to smell so nice and sweet Now you smell like sweaty feet Okay, Shakespeare I ain't!!!

Well, it looks like you already got your answer...Sir Walter Scott. Very old poem and you have a very good memory.

That's from Sir Walter Scott. Look up The Lay of the Last Minstrel

It is poetry my friend, I took the liberty of Googling it for you and it's Breathes There The Man, by Sir Walter Scott. If that helps plus the link for the poem in its entirety. http://www.faeriekeeper.net/poetry9.htm Not a referral link

Found it. It is from a poem by Sir Walter Scott about patriotism. Here is the link http://bartleby.com/101/547.html I used to read a lot of Sir Walter Scott, mostly his novels, some that have been made into movies, but little of his poetry.

It may not be as old as the hills, but close. It's by Sir Walter Scott. http://holyjoe.org/poetry/scott.htm

i see you got lots of help before i saw this. i have the same fondness for a poem called, "even this shall pass awat" its always been my favorite poem to help me feel better about things. when i was 10yrs old i read it and memorised it. yet over the years ive forgotten parts of it. so now and then i go try and find my book with it or look it up online. oh its by theodore tilton. btw.

Ahmm is it this one? http://www.legallanguage.com/resources/poems/breathesthere/

I believe it is from a poem by Sir Walter Scott. Try looking up The Lady of the Last Minstrel.

Hi, I haven't read this poem before but because of your discussion I get an opportunity to read this poem through the link given by mylot friends.. It is a good poem.