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Elegy

by by Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

The cur foretells the knell of parting day;
The loafing herd winds slowly o'er the lea;
The wise man homewards plods; I only stay
To fiddle-faddle in a minor key.




Last updated May 02, 2015

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