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HADRIAN'S DEATH-SONG, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Soul, rudderless, unbraced
Last Line: Dumb to thy wonted jest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hadrian
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The


Soul rudderless, unbraced,
The Body's friend and guest,
Whither away today?
Unsuppled, pale, discased,
Dumb to thy wonted jest.




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