A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick






242. AN EPITAPH UPON A VIRGIN

     Here a solemn fast we keep,
     While all beauty lies asleep;
     Hush'd be all things, no noise here
     But the toning of a tear;
     Or a sigh of such as bring
     Cowslips for her covering.

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