'Be, rather than be call'd, a child of God,'
Death whisper'd!--with assenting nod,
Its head upon its mother's breast,
The Baby bow'd, without demur--
Of the kingdom of the Blest
Possessor, not inheritor.
April 8th, 1799.
On An Infant Which Died Before Baptism
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(1)
Poem topics: baby, child, death, god, mother, head, whisper, kingdom, april, april fools, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about On An Infant Which Died Before Baptism poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Best Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge