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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DIRGE, by ADELAIDE CRAPSEY Poet's Biography
First Line: Never the nightingale, / o my dear
Last Line: My dear, my dear.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: Never the nightingale, / o my dear
Last Line: My dear, my dear.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
Never the nightingale,
Oh, my dear,
Never again the lark,
Thou wilt hear.
Though dusk and the morning still
Tap at thy window-sill,
Though ever love call and call,
Thou wilt not hear at all,
My dear, my dear.
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