Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HIS CHARGE TO JULIA AT HIS DEATH, by ROBERT HERRICK


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HIS CHARGE TO JULIA AT HIS DEATH, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Dearest of thousands, now the time drawes neere
Last Line: Unto thy everlasting residence.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The


Dearest of thousands, now the time drawes neere,
That with my Lines, my Life must full-stop here.
Cut off thy haires; and let thy Teares be shed
Over my Turfe, when I am buried.
Then for effusions, let none wanting be,
Or other Rites that doe belong to me;
As Love shall helpe thee, when thou do'st go hence
Unto thy everlasting residence.





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