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THE BUBBLE (2) by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: WHY SHOULD I STAY? NOR SEED NOR FRUIT HAVE I
Last Line: A LIFE -- COMPLETE IN DEATH -- COMPLETE TO DIE.

WHY should I stay? Nor seed nor fruit have I.
But, sprung at once to beauty's perfect round,
Nor loss, nor gain, nor change in me is found, --
A life -- complete in death -- complete to die.



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