Upon the Infant Martyrs
To see both blended in one flood,
The mothers’ milk, the children’s blood,
Make me doubt if heaven will gather
Roses hence, or lilies rather.
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Poet Richard Crashaw 1612–1649
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD 17th Century
Subjects Relationships, Family & Ancestors, Religion, Faith & Doubt
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Poems by Richard Crashaw
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SUBJECT Relationships, Family & Ancestors, Religion, Faith & Doubt
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD 17th Century
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