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