A grave, on which to rest from singing?
(Sonnet 17 - My Poet, Thou Canst Touch On All The Notes)
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Experience, like a pale musician, holds; A dulcimer of patience in his hand.
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Then, drawing breath,
She struggled for her ordinary calm
And missed it rather, told me not to shrink,
As if she had told me not to lie or swear, --
`She loved my father, and would love me too
As long as I deserved it.
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But since he had The genius to be loved, why let him have The justice to be honoured in his grave.
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