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ASPATIA'S SONG, FR. THE MAID'S TRAEGDY by JOHN FLETCHER

First Line: LAY A GARLAND ON MY HEARSE OF THE DISMAL YEW
Last Line: UPON MY BURIED BODY LAY LIGHTLY, GENTLE EARTH.
Subject(s): EPITAPHS;
Lay a garland on my hearse of the dismal yew;
Maidens, willow branches bear; say I died true:
My love was false, but I was firm from my hour of birth;
Upon my buried body lay lightly, gentle earth.


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