A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick






250. TO HIS PATERNAL COUNTRY

     O earth!  earth!  earth!  hear thou my voice, and be
     Loving and gentle for to cover me!
     Banish'd from thee I live;—ne'er to return,
     Unless thou giv'st my small remains an urn.

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