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LOVE-LETTERS AT AUCTION by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON

First Line: OF OLD, OR KNIGHT OR KING
Last Line: IS BROUGHT ONE'S HEART.

OF old, or knight or king,
Each feared that Time would bring
Unto the block his head.
Rest peacefully, ye dead:
Yours was a gentle crime.
Now to the block by Time
(Praise the collector's art!)
Is brought one's heart.



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