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EPITAPH by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

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First Line: A SLAVE YET WEARING ON MY HEAD A CROWN
Last Line: I FELL A VICTIM TO THE JEALOUS TURK.
Subject(s): EPITAPHS; SLAVERY; TEARS; SERFS;
A slave yet wearing on my head a crown,
A captive from whose eyes no tears ran down,
Bound with no chain, compelled to do no work,
I fell a victim to the jealous Turk.



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