Samuel Taylor ColeridgeAn orphan's curse would drag to hell A spirit from on high; But oh! more horrible than that Is the curse in a dead man's eye! Seven days, seven nights, I saw that curse, And yet I could not die.
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A curse is a horrible thing, but this poem makes it clear that the curse is worse when it’s in your dead father’s eye. A curse can be a terrible thing, but even worse are the things that people will say about you when they know that you are cursed.
Source: The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
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