short lyric

An Epitaph upon a Child

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An Epitaph upon a ChildRobert Herrick
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Virgins promised when I died,

That they would each primrose-tide

Duly, morn and evening, come,

And with flowers dress my tomb.

--Having promised, pay your debts

Maids, and here strew violets.