Death & Dying
On the Death of Edward Forbes
From The Poetical Works, ed. John Nichol (1875), vol. 2
Death & Dying
Nature, a jealous mistress, laid him low.
He woo'd and won her; and, by love made bold,
She showed him more than mortal man should know,
Then slew him lest her secret should be told.
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Dobell, Sydney. “On the Death of Edward Forbes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dobell/77/.
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