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EVIL EASIER THAN GOOD by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

Poet Analysis

First Line: ERE HALF THE GOOD I PLANNED TO DO
Last Line: I HAD DONE ALL, AND STILL HAD TIME TO SPARE.
Subject(s): EVIL;
ERE half the good I planned to do
Was done, the short-breathed day was through.
Had my intents been dark instead of fair
I had done all, and still had time to spare.



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