For her heart was cold to all but gold,And the rich came not to woo --But honored well are charms to sellIf priests the selling do.
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Let us weep in our darkness, but weep not for himNot for him who, departing, leaves millions in tearsNot for him who has died full of honor and yearsNot for him who ascended Fame's ladder so highFrom the round at the top he has stepped to the sky.
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