Death & Dying
Epitaph
From Quatrains and Translations
Death & Dying
Bethink, poor heart, what bitter kind of jest
Mad Destiny this tender stripling played;
For a warm breast of maiden to his breast,
She laid a slab of marble on his head.
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Codex Note
Translated by Emerson from Hafiz
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MLA
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Epitaph.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/212/.
Chicago
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Epitaph.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/212/.
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