LAY A GARLAND ON MY HEARSE - Francis Beaumont John Fletcher Poems

 
 

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LAY A GARLAND ON MY HEARSE

Lay a garland on my hearse,
    Of the dismal yew,
Maidens, willow branches bear,
    Say I died true.
My love was false, but I was firm
    From my hour of birth;
Upon my buried body lie
    Lightly, gentle earth.