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TO ELECTRA (6) by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: LET NOT THY TOMB-STONE ER'E BE LAID BY ME
Last Line: TO HOLD US TWO, AN ENDLESSE HONOUR HAVE.

Let not thy Tomb-stone er'e be laid by me:
Nor let my Herse, be wept upon by thee:
But let that instant when thou dy'st be known,
The minute of mine expiration.
One knell be rung for both; and let one grave
To hold us two, an endlesse honour have.



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