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THE PHANTOM RABBIT by FENTON JOHNSON

First Line: LOOK, MY WEARY BROTHER, ERE YOU DIE
Last Line: ERE WE DIE, MY SISTER, ERE WE DIE.

Look, my weary brother, ere you die;
Night is here, and phantom nigh;
Soul of rabbit with the magic breath,
Soul of Life and foe of living Death.
Ere we die, my brother, ere we die.
Look, my weary sister, ere we die;
O'er the hills the phantom shadows lie;
Rabbit ghostly soothes your aching fears,
Rabbit ghostly dries your endless tears,
Ere we die, my sister, ere we die.



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