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Lay a garland on my hearse

Francis Beaumont 1584 (Grace-Dieu) – 1616 (London)

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.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme ABCBDEFE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 215
Words 41
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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Francis Beaumont

Francis Beaumont, judge, was the eldest son of John Beaumont, sometime master of the rolls, by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Hastings. more…

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