Death & Dying

Epitaph on Mrs. M. Higgins, of Weston

by William Cowper 1731–1800

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Death & Dying

Laurels may flourish round the conqueror's tomb,
But happiest they who win the world to come:
Believers have a silent field to fight,
And their exploits are veil'd from human sight.
They in some nook, where little known they dwell,
Kneel, pray in faith, and rout the hosts of hell;
Eternal triumphs crown their toils divine,
And all those triumphs, Mary, now are thine.

MLA

Cowper, William. “Epitaph on Mrs. M. Higgins, of Weston.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/127/.

Chicago

Cowper, William. “Epitaph on Mrs. M. Higgins, of Weston.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/127/.

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