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LINES ON JOE LOCKE by EDGAR ALLAN POE

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First Line: AS FOR LOCKE, HE IS ALL IN MY EYE
Last Line: "BUT THE LATTER'S WELL KNOWN ""TO REPORT."
Subject(s): LOCKE, JOSEPH LORENZO (1808-1864); SOLDIERS;

As for Locke, he is all in my eye,
May the d ----- l right soon for his soul call.
He never was known to lie --
In bed at a @3reveille@1 "roll call."

John Locke was a notable name;
Joe Locke is a greater; in short,
The former was well known to fame,
But the latter's well known "to report."



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