On Parent Knees, A Naked New-born Child, Weeping Thou Sat'st While All Around Thee Smiled

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On parent knees, a naked new-born child,
Weeping thou sat'st while all around thee smiled;
So live, that sinking in thy last long sleep,
Calm thou mayst smile, while all around thee weep.
-- Sir William Jones (1746-1794)
-- From the Persian

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