So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, an…

John Dryden
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So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there. ✨ John Dryden (1808). The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author, p.136
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So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there. ✨ John Dryden (1808). The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author, p.136

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