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A VALENTINE by JEANNETTE BLISS GILLESPY

First Line: THE WISE FORGET, DEAR HEART
Last Line: I AM NOT WISE!
THE wise forget, dear heart;
They leave the past
And play the hero's part,
Brave to the last.

They weep not nor regret,
Calm are their eyes.
Dear heart, the wise forget. --
I am not wise!




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