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ALILCE CASS, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: My mother bore me
Last Line: Of its youthful soul.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Epitaphs


My mother bore me:
My father rejoiced in me:
The good priest blest me:
All people loved me:
But Death coveted me:
And free'd this body
Of its youthful soul.





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