Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EPITAPH, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI



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First Line: A slave yet wearing on my head a crown
Last Line: I fell a victim to the jealous turk.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Epitaphs; Slavery; Tears; Serfs


A slave yet wearing on my head a crown,
A captive from whose eyes no tears ran down,
Bound with no chain, compelled to do no work,
I fell a victim to the jealous Turk.





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