Death & Dying
Epitaph on an Infant (I)
From Poems of Coleridge, selected by Arthur Symons (1905)
Death & Dying
Ere Sin could blight or Sorrow fade,
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to Heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.
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MLA
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Epitaph on an Infant (I).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/62/.
Chicago
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Epitaph on an Infant (I).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/62/.
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