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An Arundel Tomb is a poem by Philip Larkin published in 1964 in his collection The Whitsun Weddings. It comprises 7 verses of 6 lines each each rhyming abbcac.The poem describes a medieval tomb that can be found in Chichester Cathedral; the tomb is of Richard FitzAlan 10th Earl of Arundel (d. 1376) and his second wife Eleanor of Lancaster (d. 1372) with their dogs at their feet. He has his right hand ungloved and her right hand rests lightly upon his.
