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The ghost's entry and other poems

Piatt, John James (1835-1917)

THE GHOST'S ENTRY, ETC.

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I FEUDAL TENURE

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II SAINT CECILIA

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III AT AN ANCIENT SHRINE

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IV APPRECIATION AND VALUE

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V AT BURIAL SERVICE

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VI AFTER-WEALTH

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VIII A WHITE LIAR

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IX ON LEAVING AN OLD HOUSE

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X AT HOME

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XI A DEDICATION

IN THE OHIO VALLEY

CLIO IN THE CAPITOL, ETC.

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AT HOME

Far-off the sunset-smitten spires
Breathe through the wood their golden fires;
Hither the noisy city swells
A dreamy tide of vesper bells.