Versos English A. Cleveland Coxe To a Lady, XIII

English poem

To a Lady, XIII

by (1818–1896)

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For oft, as with a seraph’s smile, Thou dost the happy soul beguile, And charm away, from darkest scene, To homes of endless day serene, Above the world,—no more to sigh For realms where never more they die; In worlds, to us poor earthlings, known By thee, kind Death,—by death alone.