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SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: SAM HOOKERY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS

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First Line: I RAN AWAY FROM HOME WITH THE CIRCUS
Last Line: IT WAS ROBESPIERRE!
I RAN away from home with the circus,
Having fallen in love with Mademoiselle Estralada,
The lion tamer.
One time, having starved the lions
For more than a day,
I entered the cage and began to beat Brutus
And Leo and Gypsy.
Whereupon Brutus sprang upon me,
And killed me.
On entering these regions
I met a shadow who cursed me,
And said it served me right....
It was Robespierre!



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