Shadows (Howe)/Symbols

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SYMBOLS
OVER against the resting placeWhere lie a mighty city's countlessWho will may buy two wares:Flowers, to deck a deep and narrow bed;Marble, to stand for aye at feet and head;Flowers—for every fairest thing must die;Marble—to be outlivedBy life enduring through eternity.
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