Death & Dying
Death
From Lyra Elegantiarum, ed. Frederick Locker (London: E. Moxon, 1867)
Death & Dying
O Death, thy certainty is such.
The thought of thee so fearful;
That musing, I have wonder'd much,
How men are ever cheerful.
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Luttrell, Henry. “Death.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/luttrell/0/.
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Luttrell, Henry. “Death.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/luttrell/0/.
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