"An Epitaph" has been composed by Walter de la Mare. He was born in 1873 at Charlton, London, England. He died on 22 July 1956 in Twickenham, United Kingdom. He lost his father at the age of four and moved to London with his mother. He is known as "Children's Poet". He is known for his sensitive, concerns, with the world of children and supernatural. He wrote many poems like, songs for the children and peacock pie. Queen Elizabeth honored him with the Order of Merit in 1953.

Here lies a most beautiful lady,

Light of step and heart was she;

I think she was the most beautiful lady

That ever was in the West Country.

But beauty vanishes; beauty passes,

However, rare— rare it be;

And when I crumble, who will remember

This lady of the West Country?

1. Beauty: सुंदरता

2. Concerns: दिलचस्पी

3. Crumble: मर जाना

4. Evincing: इशारा करना

5. Genius: प्रतिभाशाली

6. However: हालांकि

7. Interest: दिलचस्पी

8. Lady: स्त्री

9. Lies: लेटना

10. Light of step and heart: उद्देशीन घूमना

11. Melancholy: उदासी

12. Passes: मर जाना

13. Rare: दुर्लभ

14. Remember: याद करना

15. Sensitive: भावुक

16. Supernatural: अलौलिक

17. Themes: मूल वस्तु

18. Vanishes: लुप्त होना