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MEMORIAL TO D.C.: 1. EPITAPH by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

Poet Analysis

First Line: HEAP NOT ON THIS MOUND
Last Line: WITH THE DUST UPON HER EYES.
Subject(s): DEATH; FRIENDSHIP; VASSAR COLLEGE; DEAD, THE;
HEAP not on this mound
Roses that she loved so well;
Why bewilder her with roses,
That she cannot see or smell?
She is happy where she lies
With the dust upon her eyes.







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