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The ghost's entry and other poems
Piatt, John James (1835-1917)
[dedication]
THE GHOST'S ENTRY, ETC.
THE GHOST'S ENTRY
OTHO IN THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE
POOR MOTH
THE OLD PIANO'S PLAYER
A TRAGEDY OF LONG BRIDGE
WRECK
AWAKE IN A HAUNTED HOUSE
THE DEAD STAR
THE UNBIDDEN GUEST
THE SILENT PASSENGER
DREAM-WORLD
THE DEAD HOUSE-FIRE
QUATRAINS
IN THE OHIO VALLEY
CLIO IN THE CAPITOL, ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS
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The ghost's entry and other poems
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POOR MOTH
Poor
Moth, that, fluttering through my candle's flame,
Die of your sudden passion for the light;—
From the great outer gulf of night you came,
Then pass into utter night!
The ghost's entry and other poems
