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Poems of Philip Henry Savage / Philip Henry Savage [electronic text]

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Poems of Philip Henry Savage / Philip Henry Savage [electronic text]
Author
Savage, Philip Henry, 1868-1899
Publication
Boston: Small, Maynard, and Company
1900
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DAY by day along the street Many a girl I see is sweet; But the lips that should be ripe, Pallid like the Indian-pipe.
These, devoted and forlorn, Brave to work and brave to mourn, When the world is full of guile Think to conquer with a smile.
Every day I meet some maid Born, it seems, to be betrayed; All the substance of desire Burning with a paltry fire.

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These for brief and bitter passion, Like the poppy, God will fashion; And the first rough wind that blows Lays them broken down in rows.
Phyllis, when you see the frail Fall, and courage not avail, Is your true heart not dismayed At the fortune of a maid?
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