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THE WISTFUL ONE by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE

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First Line: I SOUGHT THE TRAILS OF SOUTH AND NORTH
Last Line: "YOU'LL HAVE IT -- WHEN YOU'RE DEAD."
Subject(s): BOHEMIANS; PARIS, FRANCE;
I SOUGHT the trails of South and North,
I wandered East and West;
But pride and passion drove me forth
And would not let me rest.

And still I seek, as still I roam,
A snug roof overhead;
Four walls, my own; a quiet home . . . .
"You'll have it -- @3when you're dead@1."



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