Living
Epigram
From The Oxford Book of English Verse (1900)
Living
On parent knees, a naked new-born child,
Weeping thou sat’st while all around thee smiled:
So live, that sinking to thy life’s last sleep,
Calm thou may’st smile, whilst all around thee weep.
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Jones, William. “Epigram.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jones_w/1/.
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