Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton - Sonnet XVIICaroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton - Sonnet XVII
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Nor wert thou only by thy kindred wept,--
Young mother! gentle daughter! cherish`d wife!
Deep in her memory France hath fondly kept
The records of thy unassuming life:
Oft shall the statue heroine bring to mind,--
As pale it gleams beneath the light of day,
In all the thoughtful grace by thee design`d,--
The worth and talent which have pass`d away!
Oft shall the old, who see thy child pass by,
Smiling and glad, despite his orphan`d lot,
Look on him with a blessing and a sigh;
As one who suffers loss, yet feels it not,
But lifting up his innocent eyes in prayer,
Vaguely imagines Heaven,-foretaught that thou art THERE!
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