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A PITIFUL CASE by WILLIAM BLAKE

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First Line: THE VILLAIN AT THE GALLOWS TREE
Last Line: MICHAEL ANGELO MICHAEL ANGELO
Subject(s): BIBLE; MYTHOLOGY; REYNOLDS, SIR JOSHUA (1723-1792);
The Villain at the Gallows tree
When he is doomd to die
To assuage his misery
In Virtues praise does cry

So Reynolds when he came to die
To assuage his bitter woe:
Thus aloud did howl & cry
Michael Angelo Michael Angelo



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