Epigram
Sir William Jones
On parent knees, a naked new-born child, Weeping thou sat’st while all around thee smiled: So live, that sinking to thy life’s last sleep, Calm thou may’st smile, whilst all around thee weep.
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On parent knees, a naked new-born child, Weeping thou sat’st while all around thee smiled: So live, that sinking to thy life’s last sleep, Calm thou may’st smile, whilst all around thee weep.
