Tuesday, December 31, 2002

To The Honourable T. H. Esq; On The Death Of His Daughter Comments

Rating: 3.5

WHILE deep you mourn beneath the cypress-shade
The hand of Death, and your dear daughter
laid
In dust, whose absence gives your tears to flow,
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Phillis Wheatley
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Sylvia Frances Chan 21 January 2022

A compassionate poem for the very sad venerable lord, Excellent poem! True enoyable read

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Sylvia Frances Chan 21 January 2022

How very respectful is this Classic Poem Of The Day by the famous but humble North American talented poetess 5 Stars full on TOP

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S.zaynab Kamoonpuri 21 January 2021

Awesome elegy like dirge.

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Hebert Logerie Sr. 21 January 2020

Death and sadness go hand in hand. " To see on earth my aged parents mourn" . This is sheer sadness. It is also sad to know that Phyllis Wheatley was living in poverty. She had lost her infants young. And later on, she died at the age of 31, while giving birth.

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Edward Kofi Louis 21 January 2020

Celetial love! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Morgan Dude 21 January 2020

wow very deep, nice poem

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Dr Antony Theodore 21 January 2020

Let brighter scenes your ev'ning-hours employ: " Converse with heav'n, and taste the promis'd joy" very fine poem.

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Dr Antony Theodore 27 February 2019

a very fine poem. So far doth grief my better mind controul, " To see on earth my aged parents mourn, " And secret wish for T- - -! to return: ... converse with heaven.......... tony

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