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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CLEAPATRA TO THE ASP, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Lie thou where life hath lain
Last Line: My heart is laid.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt (69-30 B.c.); Death; Dead, The
First Line: Lie thou where life hath lain
Last Line: My heart is laid.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt (69-30 B.c.); Death; Dead, The
"Dost thou not see my baby at my breast, That sucks the nurse asleep?"
Lie thou where life hath lain,
And let thy swifter pain
His rival prove;
Till, like the fertile Nile,
Death buries, mile for mile,
This waste of love.
Soft! Soft! A sweeter kiss
Than Antony's is this!
O regal shade,
Luxurious as sleep
Upon thy bosom deep
My heart is laid.
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