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The ghost's entry and other poems
Piatt, John James (1835-1917)
[dedication]
THE GHOST'S ENTRY, ETC.
QUATRAINS
1.
I FEUDAL TENURE
2.
II SAINT CECILIA
3.
III AT AN ANCIENT SHRINE
4.
IV APPRECIATION AND VALUE
5.
V AT BURIAL SERVICE
6.
VI AFTER-WEALTH
7.
VII NEW LIFE
8.
VIII A WHITE LIAR
9.
IX ON LEAVING AN OLD HOUSE
10.
X AT HOME
11.
XI A DEDICATION
IN THE OHIO VALLEY
CLIO IN THE CAPITOL, ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS
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VIII
A WHITE LIAR
Beautiful
, bright deceiver!
On your lips are numberless lies;
But the truths they slay so lightly
Live, above, in their Heaven, your eyes!
The ghost's entry and other poems
