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ECHO by ARTHUR GUITERMAN

First Line: OF SWEET COMPANIONS, MINE, FOR CHOICE
Last Line: SHE ONLY SPEAKS WHEN SPOKEN TO.
Subject(s): ECHO (MYTHOLOGY);
Of sweet companions, mine, for choice,
Is Echo of the dulcet voice
Who carols rounds and glees with me
And thoroughly agrees with me.

And though she takes the final word,
As ladies will, I've never heard
Her claim undue priority
Or prate without authority.

Among the hills the pleasant minx
Observes a custom which, methinks,
All flappers should be broken to --
She only speaks when spoken to.



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