Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Charles GamageEastman332 Dirge
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She is lying
With her lips apart;
Softly!
She is dying
Of a broken heart.
Life is growing
Dim within her breast;
Whisper!
She is going
To her final rest.
She is sleeping,
She has breathed her last!
Gently!
While you ’re weeping
She to heaven has passed.