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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 115, by BLISS CARMAN Poet's Biography
First Line: I do not long for fame
Last Line: "yvonne loved long ago!"
Subject(s): Fame; Poetry & Poets; Reputation
First Line: I do not long for fame
Last Line: "yvonne loved long ago!"
Subject(s): Fame; Poetry & Poets; Reputation
I do not long for fame,
Nor triumph, nor trumpets of praise;
I only wish my name
To endure in the coming days,
When men say, musing at times,
With smiling speech and slow,
"He was a maker of rhymes
Yvonne loved long ago!"
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