Death & Dying
An Epitaph upon a Virgin.
From Hesperides (1648)
Death & Dying
HEre a solemne Fast we keepe,
While all beauty lyes asleep
Husht be all things; (no noyse here)
But the toning of a teare:
Or a sigh of such as bring
Cowslips for her covering.
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MLA
Herrick, Robert. “An Epitaph upon a Virgin.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/451/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “An Epitaph upon a Virgin.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/451/.
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