Death & Dying
Rash mortal! stay thy feet and look around
From Black Beetles in Amber (1892)
Death & Dying
Rash mortal! stay thy feet and look around--
This vacant tomb as yet is holy ground;
But soon, alas! Jim Fair will occupy
These premises--then, holiness, good-bye!
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MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “Rash mortal! stay thy feet and look around.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/430/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “Rash mortal! stay thy feet and look around.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/430/.
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