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Felicia Hemans on Death

1793–1835 England

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"Passing away" is written on the world and all the world contains.

Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north-wind’s breath,
And stars to set; but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!

The Hour of Death (1824)

They grew in beauty side by side,
They filled one home with glee:
Their graves are severed far and wide
By mount and stream and sea.

Where shall we make her grave?
Oh! where the wild flowers wave
In the free air!
When shower and singing-bird
'Midst the young leaves are heard,
There—lay her there!

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Felicia Hemans (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.