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Epigrams of art, life, and nature

By William Watson
Watson, William (1858-1935)

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LXXVII.

[I roam'd through streets with human ruins strewn]

I roam'd through streets with human ruins strewn
Where mirthless laughter hid Sin's writhing heart.
The lamps shone round me; o'er me shone the moon:
And earth and heaven seem'd very wide apart.
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