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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BED-MAN, OR GRAVE-MAKER, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Thou hast made many houses for the dead
Last Line: I'th' church-yard, made, one tenement for me.
Subject(s): Graves; Tombs; Tombstones
First Line: Thou hast made many houses for the dead
Last Line: I'th' church-yard, made, one tenement for me.
Subject(s): Graves; Tombs; Tombstones
Thou hast made many Houses for the Dead;
When my Lot calls me to be buried,
For Love or Pittie, prethee let there be
I'th' Church-yard, made, one Tenement for me.
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