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W. H. EHEU! by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

Poet Analysis

First Line: BENEATH THIS STONE DOES WILLIAM HAZLITT LIE
Last Line: HE DIED LIKE ONE WHO DARED NOT HOPE TO LIVE.
Subject(s): EPITAPHS; HAZLITT, WILLIAM (1778-1830);

Beneath this stone does William Hazlitt lie,
Thankless of all that God or man could give.
He lived like one who never thought to die,
He died like one who dared not hope to live.



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