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Quotation by Henry King
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A Contemplation upon FlowersSic Vita (attributed to King)Tell me no more how fair she isThe ExequyThe SurrenderRelated Subjects
love (9) spring (9) nature (7) beauty (5) memory (5) night (5) birds (4) roses (3) solitude (3) sea (1)
Oh teach me to see death, and not to fear,
But rather to take truce;
How often have I seen you at a bier,
And there look fresh and spruce.
You fragrant flowers then teach me that my breath
Like yours may sweeten and perfume my death.
But rather to take truce;
How often have I seen you at a bier,
And there look fresh and spruce.
You fragrant flowers then teach me that my breath
Like yours may sweeten and perfume my death.
Henry King (1592–1669), British Bishop of Chichester. A Contemplation upon Flowers (l. 13–18). . .
Norton Anthology of Poetry, The. Alexander W. Allison and others, eds. (3d ed., 1983) W. W. Norton & Company.
Norton Anthology of Poetry, The. Alexander W. Allison and others, eds. (3d ed., 1983) W. W. Norton & Company.
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