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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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AU REVOIR

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Edwin Arlington Robinson·1869–1935
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MARCH 23, 1909.) What libellers of destinyAre these who are afraidThat something yet without a nameWill seize him in the shade? Though fever-demons may compoundTheir most malefic brew,No fever can defeat the manWho still has work to do; Though mighty lions walk about,Inimical to see,No lion yet was ever fedOn things that are to be. Wherefore, and of necessity,Will he meet what may come;And from a nation will be missedAs others are from home.
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