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OPPORTUNITY by MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN

First Line: BEHOLD A HAG WHOM LIFE DENIES A KISS
Last Line: TO KNOW, TOO LATE, THE FAIRY IN DISGUISE.
BEHOLD a hag whom Life denies a kiss
As he rides questward in knight-errantwise;
Only when he hath passed her is it his
To know, too late, the Fairy in disguise.



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