Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LYRICS AND EPICS, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH



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First Line: I would be the lyric
Last Line: Worn but once a year!
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


I WOULD be the Lyric
Ever on the lip,
Rather than the Epic
Memory lets slip!
I would be the diamond
At my lady's ear,
Rather than the June-rose
Worn but once a year!





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