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WHO KNOWS?; QUATRAIN by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON

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First Line: THE LILY LIFTS TO MINE HER NUNLIKE FACE
Last Line: SHALL I REPENT ME BY AND BY? WHO KNOWS?

THE Lily lifts to mine her nunlike face,
But my wild heart is beating for the Rose:
How can I pause to heed the Lily's grace? --
Shall I repent me by and by? Who knows?



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