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The Uncollected Poems of Henry Timrod

Timrod, Henry (1828-1867)

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NO DEEPER, NO MORE FEARFUL CURSE

No deeper, no more fearful curse can be
Entail'd on man than a too tender heart
A heart alive to all the witchery
Of love and song, yet destined to a part
In life's great Drama which, Oh God! will sever
His dearest wishes and his duties ever.
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