History & Politics
At Parting
From Many Voices (1922)
History & Politics
GO, since you must, but, Dearest, know
That, Honour having bid you go,
Your honour, if your life be spent,
Shall have a costly monument.
This heart, that fire and roses is
Beneath the magic of your kiss,
Shall turn to marble if you die
And be your deathless effigy.
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Codex Note
From Many Voices (1922)
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MLA
Nesbit, E. “At Parting.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nesbit/254/.
Chicago
Nesbit, E. “At Parting.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nesbit/254/.
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