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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE, by PAUL FORT
First Line: When the first chime they said ''tis christ in manger laid --'
Last Line: Then soon the great bells toll for a departed soul.
Subject(s): Bells; Life
First Line: When the first chime they said ''tis christ in manger laid --'
Last Line: Then soon the great bells toll for a departed soul.
Subject(s): Bells; Life
With the first chime they said "'Tis Christ in manger laid. . . ."
The bells ring out full tide: "O happiness! My bride!"
Then soon the great bells toll for a departed soul.
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