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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INSCRIPTION ON MELROSE ABBEY, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: The earth goes on the earth glittering in gold
Last Line: The earth says to the earth - all this is ours
Subject(s): Death; "dead, The;
First Line: The earth goes on the earth glittering in gold
Last Line: The earth says to the earth - all this is ours
Subject(s): Death; "dead, The;
The earth goes on the earth glittering in gold,
The earth goes to the earth sooner than it wold;
The earth builds on the earth castles and towers,
The earth says to the earth -- All this is ours.
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