Poems by William W. Story | ||
[XIII. How use and custom steal from fairest things their grace]
How use and custom steal from fairest things their grace,
And how privation makes us feel the vacant place.
And how privation makes us feel the vacant place.
The open sky I breathed seemed not so sweet and pure
Till I was doomed this damp, foul dungeon to endure.
Till I was doomed this damp, foul dungeon to endure.
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I never knew, dear friend, your love's necessity,
But by Death's chasm left where once you used to be.
But by Death's chasm left where once you used to be.
Poems by William W. Story | ||