Death & Dying
Meeting Amasia at a Young Lady's Funeral
From Amasia (1700), Vol. I
Death & Dying
You mourn the Nymph deceas'd, mourn Sylvius too,
For since forgot, sure I am dead to you.
These gloomy Torches, Hymen, hence remove,
And from their fires light thy fair Lamps of Love.
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Hopkins, John. “Meeting Amasia at a Young Lady's Funeral.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins_john/18/.
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Hopkins, John. “Meeting Amasia at a Young Lady's Funeral.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins_john/18/.
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