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THE POEM TO FILL UP A PAGE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I am the poem the editor uses
Last Line: Pegasus tied to a post!
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


I am the poem the editor uses
Just to fill up a page.
"Tis in this measure men honor the Muses,
Crowding them off of the stage.
I must be wise, and pathetic, and witty,
All in eight lines at the most.
Mine's the one Pegasus brooked in a city, --
Pegasus tied to a post!





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