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REGRET by RICHARD THOMAS LE GALLIENNE

First Line: ONE ASKED OF REGRET
Last Line: TO DIE.
One asked of regret,
And I made reply:
To have held the bird,
And let it fly;
To have seen the star
For a moment nigh,
And lost it
Through a slothful eye;
To have plucked the flower
And cast it by;
To have one only hope --
To die.




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