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... hands first closed hands first closed upon a goose ; I have a scar upon my thimble finger , Which chronicles the hour of young ambition . My father was a tailor , and his father , And my sire's grandsire , all of them were tailors ...
... hands first closed hands first closed upon a goose ; I have a scar upon my thimble finger , Which chronicles the hour of young ambition . My father was a tailor , and his father , And my sire's grandsire , all of them were tailors ...
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... hand Extinguishing his leg ; I saw nine geese upon the wing Towards the frozen pole , every mother's gosling fell Crisped to a crackling coal . And I saw the ox that browsed the grass Writhe in the blistering rays , The herbage in his ...
... hand Extinguishing his leg ; I saw nine geese upon the wing Towards the frozen pole , every mother's gosling fell Crisped to a crackling coal . And I saw the ox that browsed the grass Writhe in the blistering rays , The herbage in his ...
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Page 2 - The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
Page 1 - I saw him once before, As he passed by the door, And again The pavement stones resound, As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning-knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By the Crier on his round Through the town.