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ON TWIN-SISTERS by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "FAIR MARBLE, TELL TO FUTURE DAYS"
Last Line: THAT DEATH MISTOOK THEM BOTH FOR ONE
Subject(s): DEATH;EPITAPHS;TWINS; "DEAD, THE;"
"Fair marble, tell to future days
That here two virgin sisters lie,
Whose life employed each tongue in praise;
Whose death gave tears to every eye.

In stature, beauty, years, and fame,
Together as they grew, they shone;
So much alike, so much the same,
That death mistook them both for one."



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