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Poems of the late George Darley

A memorial volume printed for private circulation
  

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IX. Occasioned by a “Lady” weeping as she copied some Verses by the Author.

One Angel on the sin he did record
Dropt a sweet tear and blotted out the word:
'Twere well the tears another shed this day
Had washed the sins she registered away!