First, for effusions due unto the dead,
My solemn vows have here accomplished;
Next, how I love thee, that my grief must tell,
Wherein thou liv'st for ever.--Dear, farewell!
Classic poem
UPON HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, MISTRESS ELIZABETHHERRICK
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- First, for effusions due unto the dead,
- Poet
- Robert Herrick
- Themes
- love, grief
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