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LOVE'S EASTER by ANDREW LANG

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First Line: LOVE DIED HERE
Last Line: MAY IS NIGH!

LOVE died here
Long ago;
O'er his bier,
Lying low,
Poppies throw;
Shed no tear;
Year by year,
Roses blow!

Year by year,
Adon—dear
To Love's Queen—
Does not die!
Wakes when green
May is nigh!



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