Death & Dying
An Epitaph
Death & Dying
O mortal folk, you may behold and see
How I lie here, sometime a mighty knight;
The end of joy and all prosperitee
Is death at last, thorough his course and might:
After the day there cometh the dark night,
For though the daye be never so long,
At last the bells ringeth to evensong.
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MLA
Hawes, Stephen. “An Epitaph.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hawes/1/.
Chicago
Hawes, Stephen. “An Epitaph.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hawes/1/.
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