Nature
When Death to Either Shall Come
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Nature
When Death to either shall come,--
I pray it be first to me,--
Be happy as ever at home,
If so, as I wish, it be.
Possess thy heart, my own;
And sing to the child on thy knee,
Or read to thyself alone
The songs that I made for thee.
Cite this poem
MLA
Bridges, Robert. “When Death to Either Shall Come.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bridges/222/.
Chicago
Bridges, Robert. “When Death to Either Shall Come.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bridges/222/.
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