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How soft this Prison is
How sweet these sullen bars
No Despot but the King of Down
Invented this repose

Of Fate if this is All
Has he no added Realm
A Dungeon but a Kinsman is
Incarceration—Home.

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 5:52 PM | Viewed: 8154 times

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