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Robert Herrick (1591-1674)2652176The Hesperides & Noble NumbersHesperides
An Epitaph Upon a Child
1898Alfred Pollard

125. AN EPITAPH UPON A CHILD.

Virgins promis'd when I died
That they would each primrose-tide
Duly, morn and evening, come,
And with flowers dress my tomb.
Having promis'd, pay your debts,
Maids, and here strew violets.