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MASKS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

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First Line: BLACK TRAGEDY LETS SLIP HER GRIM DISGUISE
Last Line: [OR, HOW WAN HER CHEEKS ARE, AND WHAT HEAVY TEARS!]
Subject(s): MASKS;
BLACK Tragedy lets slip her grim disguise
And shows you laughing lips and roguish eyes;
But when, unmasked, gay Comedy appears,
'Tis ten to one you find the girl in tears.
[or, How wan her cheeks are, and what heavy tears!]



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