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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DIOGENES, by MAX EASTMAN
First Line: A hut, and a tree
Last Line: But to clear away his shadow.
Subject(s): Diogenes
First Line: A hut, and a tree
Last Line: But to clear away his shadow.
Subject(s): Diogenes
A hut, and a tree,
And a hill for me,
And a piece of a weedy meadow.
I'll ask no thing,
Of God or king,
But to clear away his shadow.
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