A Death-Bed (Aldrich)

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A Death-Bed
by James Aldrich
1628385A Death-BedJames Aldrich

Her suff'ring ended with the day,
Yet lived she at its close,
And breathed the long, long night away,
In statue-like repose.

But when the sun, in all his state,
Illum'd the eastern skies,
She passed through Glory's Morning-gate,
And walked in Paradise!

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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