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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASPATIA'S SONG, FR. THE MAID'S TRAEGDY, by JOHN FLETCHER 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: RICHARD BONE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AN EPITAPH, INTENDED FOR HIMSELF by JAMES BEATTIE EPITAPH: IN OBITUM M.S. XO MAIJ, 1614 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (1) by THOMAS CAREW EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (2) by THOMAS CAREW THE BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY, FR. BEGGAR'S BUSH by JOHN FLETCHER |
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