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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE DEATH OF AN AGED AND HONORED RELATIVE: A POLYGOT IN PARADISE, by ISAAC WATTS Poet's Biography
First Line: Recount the years, my song (a mournful round!)
Last Line: Employs the european and the eastern tongues.
Subject(s): Battleships; Death; Mourning; Dead, The; Bereavement
First Line: Recount the years, my song (a mournful round!)
Last Line: Employs the european and the eastern tongues.
Subject(s): Battleships; Death; Mourning; Dead, The; Bereavement
RECOUNT the years, my song (a mournful round!),
Since he was seen on earth no more;
He fought in lower seas and drown'd;
But victory and peace are found
On the superior shore.
There now his tuneful breath in sacred songs
Employs the European and the Eastern tongues.
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