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HAD WE TWO MET by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR

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First Line: HAD WE TWO MET, BLITHE-HEARTED BURNS
Last Line: IS THERE A HAND-RAIL TO THE STAIRS?
Subject(s): BURNS, ROBERT (1759-1796); POETRY & POETS;
Had we two met, blithe-hearted Burns,
Tho' water is my daily drink,
May God forgive me but I think
We should have roared our toasts by turns.
Inquisitive low-whispering cares
Had found no room in either pate,
Until I asked thee, rather late,
Is there a hand-rail to the stairs?




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