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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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NOT TO KEEP

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Robert Frost·1874–1963
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hey sent him back to her. The letter cameSaying . . . And she could have him. And beforeShe could be sure there was no hidden illUnder the formal writing, he was in her sight,Living. They gave him back to her alive--How else? They are not known to send the dead--And not disfigured visibly. His face?His hands? She had to look, to ask,"What is it, dear?" And she had given allAnd still she had all--_they_ had--they the lucky!Wasn't she glad now? Everything seemed won,And all the rest for them permissible ease.She had to ask, "What was it, dear?""Enough,Yet not enough. A bullet through and through,High in the breast. Nothing but what good careAnd medicine and rest, and you a week,Can cure me of to go again." The sameGrim giving to do over for them both.She dared no more than ask him with her eyesHow was it with him for a second trial.And with his eyes he asked her not to ask.They had given him back to her, but not to keep.
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