English Poetry. Francis Beaumont. Lay a Garland on My Hearse. Фрэнсис Бомонт.

Francis Beaumont (Фрэнсис Бомонт)

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Lay a garland on my hearse,
   Of the dismal yew,
Maidens, willow branches bear,
   Say I died true.
My love was false, but I was firm
   From my hour of birth;
Upon my buried body lie
   Lightly, gentle earth.

Francis Beaumont’s other poems:

1. Upon the Silent Woman
2. On the Marriage of a Beauteous Young Gentlewoman with an Ancient Man
3. Ad Comitissam Rutlandiæ
4. To My Friend Mr. John Fletcher, upon His Faithful Sheperdess
5. To My Dear Friend M. Ben Jonson, on His Fox

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