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A THANKSGIVING by BLISS CARMAN

First Line: I THANK THEE, EARTH, FOR WATER GOOD
Last Line: WITH LYDIA OR WITH LALAGE.
Subject(s): HOLIDAYS; THANKSGIVING;
I thank thee, Earth, for water good,
The sea's great bath of buoyant green
Or the cold mountain torrent's flood,
That I may keep this body clean.

I thank thee more for goodly wine,
That wise as Omar I may be,
Or Horace when he went to dine
With Lydia or with Lalage.



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