Death & Dying

Epigram XV. A happy Death

by Alexander Brome 1620–1666

Translated by Alexander Brome (1664) · From Songs and Other Poems (1664)

Death & Dying

Learn to live well, if thou'ldst dye happily;
And that thou may'st live happy, learn to dye.

MLA

Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XV. A happy Death.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/180/.

Chicago

Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XV. A happy Death.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/180/.

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