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ON ACCIDENTAL EXCHANGE OF OPERA HATS WITH JOHN MASEFIELD by JOHN GALSWORTHY

First Line: O FRIENDLY HAT - HAT OF MY FRIEND
Last Line: BE CRUSHED ONCE MORE AGAINST HIS HEART!
Subject(s): HATS; MASEFIELD, JOHN (1878-1967);

O FRIENDLY hat -- hat of my friend!
And must I pack thee up and end
That brief encircling halo torn
From noble Masefield's peg, and worn
In ecstasy one hour? Dear hat!
So much more beautiful than that
I left behind -- from me depart!
Be crushed once more against his heart!



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