Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AN EPITAPH UPON A CHILD, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Virgins promis'd when I dy'd
Last Line: Maids, and here strew violets.
Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies


Virgins promis'd when I dy'd,
That they wo'd each Primrose-tide,
Duely, Morne and Ev'ning, come,
And with flowers dresse my Tomb.
Having promis'd, pay your debts,
Maids, and here strew Violets.





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