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EPITAPH ON AN INFANT (1) by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

Poet Analysis

First Line: ERE SIN COULD BLIGHT OR SORROW FADE
Last Line: AND BADE IT BLOSSOM THERE.
Subject(s): DEATH - CHILDREN; MOTHERS; DEATH - BABIES;
Ere Sin could blight or Sorrow fade,
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to Heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.



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