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“Not the slow Hearse, where nod the sable plumes, The Parian Statue, bending o'er the Urn, The dark robe floating, the dejection worn On the dropt eye, and lip no smile illumes; Not all this pomp of sorrow, that presumes It pays Affection's debt, is due concern To the FOR EVER ABSENT, tho' it mourn Fashion's allotted time. If Time consumes, While Life is ours, the precious vestal-flame Memory shou'd hourly feed;—if, thro' each day, She with whate'er we see, hear, think, or say, Blend not the image of the vanish'd Frame, O! can the alien Heart expect to prove, In worlds of light and life, a reunited love!”

Quote by Anna Seward

Book:Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace

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Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace

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Anna Seward, a renowned 18th-century English poet, was born on December 12, 1742, and died on March 25, 1809. Her poetry is known for its rich emotions and beautiful language, and she is considered one of the pioneers of Romanticism in English poetry. more

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