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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN EPITAPH, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Last, stone, a little yet
Last Line: Sharing in solitude her dreams with thee.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Beauty; Epitaphs; Transience; Impermanence
First Line: Last, stone, a little yet
Last Line: Sharing in solitude her dreams with thee.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Beauty; Epitaphs; Transience; Impermanence
Last, Stone, a little yet;
And then this dust forget.
But thou, fair Rose, bloom on.
For she who is gone
Was lovely too; nor would she grieve to be
Sharing in solitude her dreams with thee.
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