Epitaph on an Infant
Beneath, a sleeping infant lies,
To earth whose ashes lent,
More glorious shall hereafter rise,
Though not more innocent.
When the arch-angel's trump shall blow,
And souls and bodies join,
What crowds will wish, their lives below
Had been as short as thine!
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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