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PAIN by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: I AM A GARDENER TO WEED
Last Line: AND, FOR THE FRUIT, TO DIE.
Subject(s): GARDENS & GARDENING; PAIN; SUFFERING; MISERY;
I am a gardener to weed
And dig about the heart;
To plant therein the pregnant seed,
And watch, with many a smart,
The stem and leaf and blossom rise,
Alternate to supply
The victims for the sacrifice,
And, for the fruit, to die.



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