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THE ALBUM FIEND
APRIL 6, 1880
“One verse,” she says,—“four glittering lines—
A solitaire,—just one.”—
'Tis finished; every facet shines
A star that mocks the sun.
A solitaire,—just one.”—
'Tis finished; every facet shines
A star that mocks the sun.
“One earring! that were frightful, sure,—
What Muse would wear but one,
Were that the blazing Koh-i-noor?
One more, since you've begun!”
What Muse would wear but one,
Were that the blazing Koh-i-noor?
One more, since you've begun!”
So, once again, with weary sigh—
'Twere vain my fate to shun—
I rack my brain and roll my eye;
My album task is done!
'Twere vain my fate to shun—
I rack my brain and roll my eye;
My album task is done!
Done! when those daughters fill their sieve,
When rivers cease to run,
When imps turn angels, then believe
Your album task is done!
When rivers cease to run,
When imps turn angels, then believe
Your album task is done!
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