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ARABIAN NIGHTS: DEATH by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "ONCE HE WILL MISS, TWICE HE WILL MISS"
Last Line: BUT ALL'S ONE LEVEL PLAIN HE HUNTS FOR FLOWERS
Subject(s): DEATH;FLOWERS; "DEAD, THE;"

ONCE he will miss, twice he will miss,
He only chooses one of many hours;
For him nor deep nor hill there is,
But all's one level plain he hunts for flowers.



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