Death & Dying

An Epitaph upon a sober Matron.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Death & Dying

VVIth blamelesse carriage, I liv'd here,
To' th' (almost) sev'n and fortieth yeare.
Stout sons I had, and those twice three;
One onely daughter lent to me:
The which was made a happy Bride,
But thrice three Moones before she dy'd.
My modest wedlock, that was known
Contented with the bed of one.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “An Epitaph upon a sober Matron.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/114/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “An Epitaph upon a sober Matron.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/114/.

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