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A LAMENT by CALLIMACHUS

First Line: THE GENTLE MAIDS OF SAMOS' ISLE
Last Line: THE SLEEP THAT MUST BE SLEPT BY ALL!
Subject(s): DEATH; LAMENT; DEAD, THE;

The gentle maids of Samos' isle
Miss their sweet fellow-weaver's smile:
For Crethis oft with prattle gay
Would while the hours of toil away,
But now she sleeps beyond recall,
The sleep that must be slept by all!



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