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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LAST WISH, by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON Poet's Biography
First Line: Since all that I can ever do for thee
Last Line: The all-endured this nothing-done costs me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Meredith, Owen; Lytton, 1st Earl Of; Lytton, Robert
Subject(s): Love; Love - Loss Of; Nothingness; Nihilism; Voids
First Line: Since all that I can ever do for thee
Last Line: The all-endured this nothing-done costs me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Meredith, Owen; Lytton, 1st Earl Of; Lytton, Robert
Subject(s): Love; Love - Loss Of; Nothingness; Nihilism; Voids
SINCE all that I can ever do for thee
Is to do nothing, this my prayer must be:
That thou mayst never guess nor ever see
The all-endured this nothing-done costs me.
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