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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE DEATH OF DIANA, by PHILIPPE DESPORTES
First Line: As you maye see the sudden lightnynge smite
Last Line: I leave the earth and fly to thee above.
Subject(s): Death; Love; Dead, The
First Line: As you maye see the sudden lightnynge smite
Last Line: I leave the earth and fly to thee above.
Subject(s): Death; Love; Dead, The
AS you maye see the sudden lightnynge smite
A cloudy pathwaye and wane out on it,
This blesséd soul, unmarked of mortal wit,
Hath left her young heart's dwellynge for the lighte.
My thought hath follow'd, in default of sighte
Up to heaven's arches with her presence lit,
And seen howe in the glowe where she doth sit
She grieveth for me here in the world's nighte
O Goddesse, wait no more! the time is come,
Now that thy dust is coffin'd and thy tomb
Doth wear the tribute woven of my love;
For, havynge honoured thee with this sad rite,
Weary of teares and misery infinite,
I leave the earth and fly to thee above.
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