Green be the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days!
None knew thee but to love thee, 1
Nor named thee but to praise.


On the Death of Joseph Rodman Drake. Compare: "She was good as she was fair, None—none on earth above her! As pure in thought as angels are: To know her was to love her, Samuel Rogers, Jacqueline, Stanza 1.

Fitz-Greene Halleck Quotes

Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee, 1 Nor named thee but to praise.

Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee, 1 Nor named thee but to praise.

Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee, 1 Nor named thee but to praise.

Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee, 1 Nor named thee but to praise.