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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAXIMS FOR THE OLD HOUSE: THE STAIR, by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH Poet's Biography
First Line: She was so young, so light, so fair!
Last Line: Like thou -- like thou -- must pass from me.
Subject(s): Houses
First Line: She was so young, so light, so fair!
Last Line: Like thou -- like thou -- must pass from me.
Subject(s): Houses
She was so young, so light, so fair!
I loved her footfall on the stair,
Her voice fell bright through this dim air.
I would have kept my dear, but she
Like thou -- like thou -- must pass from me.
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