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COMPENSATION by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: HOW MANY AN ACORN FALLS TO DIE
Last Line: AN ECHO IN MY SOUL!
Subject(s): LOVE;

HOW many an acorn falls to die
For one that makes a tree!
How many a heart must pass me by
For one that cleaves to me!

How many a suppliant wave of sound
Must still unheeded roll,
For one low utterance that found
An echo in my soul!



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