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She laid her docile Crescent down
And this confiding Stone
Still states to Dates that have forgot
The News that she is gone—

So constant to its stolid trust,
The Shaft that never knew—
It shames the Constancy that fled
Before its emblem flew—

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 4 Sep 2026 12:44 AM | Viewed: 7375 times

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