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EPITAPH ON A BEAUTIFUL INFANT, by                    
First Line: Bright to the sun expands the vernal rose
Last Line: Put forth fair blossoms, charmed us, and expired.
Subject(s): Death - Children; Epitaphs; Death - Babies


Bright to the sun expands the vernal rose,
And sweet the lily of the valley blows;
Sudden impetuous whirlwinds sweep the sky.
They shed their fragrance, droop the head, and die.
Thus this fair infant from life's storms retired,
Put forth fair blossoms, charmed us, and expired.





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