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ON AN URN by RICHARD GARNETT (1835-1906)

First Line: BOTH THOU AND I ALIKE, MY BACCHIC URN
Last Line: KEEP THOU ME BLITHE, AND FLOWING I'LL KEEP THEE.
BOTH thou and I alike, my Bacchic urn,
From clay are sprung, and must to clay return;
But happier fate this day is mine and thine,
For I am full of life, and thou of wine;
Our powers for mutual aid united be,
Keep thou me blithe, and flowing I'll keep thee.



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