he speaker creates some of the most shocking imagery of the poem when he envisions the young mistress in her tomb, where "Worms shall try That long preserv'd Virginity: And your quaint Honour turn to dust" (l. 27-29). Immediately, upon the appearance of "quaint", one can conclude that the speaker has taken on a mocking tone. He is trying to scare the mistress here, his aggressiveness is now apparent. In the remainder of the poem, the speaker
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