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1732

My life closed twice before its close—
It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me

So huge, so hopeless to conceive
As these that twice befell.
Parting is all we know of heaven,
And all we need of hell.

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 4:18 PM | Viewed: 12377 times

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