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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VESPERS, by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN Poet's Biography
First Line: O blackbird, what a boy you are!
Last Line: The blackbird saith.
Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, T. E.
Subject(s): Blackbirds
First Line: O blackbird, what a boy you are!
Last Line: The blackbird saith.
Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, T. E.
Subject(s): Blackbirds
O BLACKBIRD, what a boy you are!
How you do go it!
Blowing your bugle to that one sweet star --
How you do blow it!
And does she hear you, blackbird boy, so far?
Or is it wasted breath?
"Good Lord! she is so bright
To-night!"
The blackbird saith.
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