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The poems of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey (1836-1907)
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The poems of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
LYRICS AND EPICS
I would
be the Lyric
Ever on the lip,
Rather than the Epic
Memory lets slip.
I would be the diamond
At my lady's ear,
Rather than the June-rose
Worn but once a year.
The poems of Thomas Bailey Aldrich