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THE POET.

Thou, who wouldst wear the name
 Of poet mid thy brethren of mankind,
And clothe in words of flame
 Thoughts that shall live within the general mind!
Deem not the framing of a deathless lay
The pastime of a drowsy summer day.

But gather all thy powers,
 And wreak them on the verse that thou dost weave,
And in thy lonely hours,
At silent morning or at wakeful eve,

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