'When wasteful war shall statues overturn' To whom is the speaker saying these lines what he meant by it - English - Dangling Modifier

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'When wasteful war shall statues overturn' To whom is the speaker
saying these lines what he meant by it

Keta · Accepted Answer

The speaker says these lines to the readers who are reading his
poetry He means to say that when the wars will overturn he statues,
uproot the work of masonry and destroy all monuments and statues
his piece of poetry will still last forever in the eyes of
posterity

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'When wasteful war shall statues overturn'. To whom is the speaker saying these lines what he meant by it