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THE DIVA by S. F. BATCHELDER

First Line: GONE ARE HER BIRD-NOTES, THIN SHE SINGS, AND FLAT
Last Line: TO-DAY, ALAS, THEY ONLY PITY PATTI.

GONE are her bird-notes, thin she sings, and flat,
Enough to craze Concone or Scarlatti.
Where once she made our hearts go pit-a-pat,
To-day, alas, they only pity Patti.



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