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ALTER DIEM by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: TIS WHAT THOU WAST - NOT WHAT THOU ART
Last Line: AND SCOUT HIS SOVEREIGNTY.
Subject(s): LOVE;
'Tis what thou wast -- @3not@1 what thou art,
Which I no longer know --
That made thee sovereign of my heart,
And serves to keep thee so:

And couldst thou, coming to the throne,
Thy Self, @3unaltered@1, see,
Thou mightst the occupant disown
And scout his sovereignty.



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