“Late, late, I come to you, now death discloses
Love that in life was not to be our part:
On your low lying mound between the roses,
Sadly I cast my heart.”

— George William Russell

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Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, and artistic painter 1867–1935

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“Late, late, I come to you, now death disclosesLove that in life was not to be our part:On your low lying mound between the roses,Sadly I cast my heart.”

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“Late, late, I come to you, now death discloses
Love that in life was not to be our part:
On your low lying mound between the roses,
Sadly I cast my heart.”