Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ASPATIA'S SONG, FR. THE MAID'S TRAEGDY, by JOHN FLETCHER



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ASPATIA'S SONG, FR. THE MAID'S TRAEGDY, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Lay a garland on my hearse of the dismal yew
Last Line: Upon my buried body lay lightly, gentle earth.
Variant Title(s): I Died True
Subject(s): Epitaphs


Lay a garland on my hearse of the dismal yew;
Maidens, willow branches bear; say I died true:
My love was false, but I was firm from my hour of birth;
Upon my buried body lay lightly, gentle earth.




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