PLAIN, as her native dignity of mind, Arise the tomb of her we have resign'd; Unflaw'd and stainless be the marble scroll, Emblem of lovely form and candid soul. But, oh! what symbol may avail to tell The kindness, wit, and sense, we loved so well! What sculpture show the broken ties of life, Here buried with the parent, friend, and wife! Or on the tablet stamp each title dear, By which thine urn, EUPHEMIA, claims the tear! Yet taught, by thy meek sufferance, to assume Patience in anguish, hope beyond the tomb, Resign'd, though sad, this votive verse shall flow, And brief, alas! as thy brief span below. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WAR THAT ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK by JAMES GALVIN THE DECISION (APRIL 14, 1861) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS EARTH'S IMMORTALITIES: LOVE by ROBERT BROWNING A PRAISE OF HIS LOVE by HENRY HOWARD TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN: THE FIRST DAY: THE BIRDS OF KILLINGWORTH by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE DYING SWAN by ALFRED TENNYSON LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |