10.Chase Henry
Edgar Lee Masters (EEUU, 1869-1950)
Spoon River Anthology
In life I was the town drunkard;
When I died the priest denied me burial
In holy ground.
The which redounded to my good fortune.
For the Protestants bought this lot,
And buried my body here,
Close to the grave of the banker Nicholas,
And of his wife Priscilla.
Take note, ye prudent and pious souls,
Of the cross-currents in life
Which bring honor to the dead, who lived in shame.
10.Chase Henry
Antología de Spoon River
En mi vida fui el borracho del pueblo;
cuando morí el cura me negó el entierro
en suelo consagrado.
Eso me trajo buena fortuna.
Porque los protestantes compraron este lote
y sepultaron mi cuerpo aquí,
junto a la tumba del banquero Nicholas
y de su esposa Priscilla.
Tomad nota, almas discretas y piadosas,
de las contracorrientes de la vida
que confieren honor a muertos que vivieron en el
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