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Life Is The Body's Light: Poem by Robert Herrick

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Life is the body's light; which, once declining,
Those crimson clouds i' th' cheeks and lips leave shining:-
Those counter-changed tabbies in the air,
The sun once set, all of one colour are:
So, when death comes, fresh tinctures lose their place,
And dismal darkness then doth smutch the face.

Analysis of this poem
  • life

More verses by Robert Herrick

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  • The Coming Of Good Luck

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