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As if I asked a common Alms,
And in my wondering hand
A Stranger pressed a Kingdom,
And I, bewildered, stand—
As if I asked the Orient
Had it for me a Morn—
And it should lift its purple Dikes,
And shatter me with Dawn!

Added: 19 Aug 2002 | Last Read: 21 Mar 2010 11:45 PM | Viewed: 5528 times

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