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The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder
Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909)
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The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder
“WHEN TO SLEEP I MUST”
When
to sleep I must
Where my fathers sleep;
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When fulfilled the trust,
And the mourners weep;
When, tho' free from rust,
Sword hath lost its worth—
Let me bring to earth
No dishonored dust.
The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder