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CIRCUMSTANCE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

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First Line: LINKED TO A CLOD, HARASSED, AND SAD
Last Line: KINGS AND CROWN-PRINCES AT HER FEET.
Subject(s): MISFORTUNE; MARIAGE;
LINKED to a clod, harassed, and sad
With sordid cares, she knew not life was sweet
Who should have moved in marble halls, and had
Kings and crown-princes at her feet.



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