Shadows (Howe)/Symbols

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SYMBOLS
OVER against the resting place
Where lie a mighty city's countless
Who 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 outlived
By life enduring through eternity.

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