Strew on her roses, roses,
And never a spray of yew.
In quiet she reposes:
Ah! would that I did too.


"Requiescat" (1853), st. 1


Strew on her roses, roses, And never a spray of yew. In quiet she reposes: Ah! would that I did too.

Strew on her roses, roses, And never a spray of yew. In quiet she reposes: Ah! would that I did too.

Strew on her roses, roses, And never a spray of yew. In quiet she reposes: Ah! would that I did too.

Strew on her roses, roses, And never a spray of yew. In quiet she reposes: Ah! would that I did too.