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THE SUPPLIANT by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: O DEWDROP, LAY THY FINGER-TIP
Last Line: "HENCEFORTH BETWEEN US LIES!"

"O Dewdrop, lay thy finger-tip
Of moisture on my fevered lip,"
The noonday Blossom cries.
"Alas, O Dives, dark and deep
The gulf impassable of Sleep
Henceforth between us lies!"



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