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The Lost Eden[1]

By William Watson

Proffering fortunes
Out of his indigence,
Royal the dowry
Man promised his soul.

" Not as the beasts
That perish, am I," he said.
" Mine is eternity,
Theirs the frail day."

Crown of creation
Long he conceited him
Next to their fashioner,
Lord of the worlds.

So

  1. ↑ Copyright in America by John Lane.
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