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CHIMES: 3 by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI

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First Line: BROWN SHELL FIRST FOR THE BUTTERFLY
Last Line: AND, BRIGHT WINGS, FARE YOU WELL.
Subject(s): ALLITERATIVE VERSE;
Brown shell first for the butterfly
And a bright wing by and by.

Butterfly, good-bye to your shell,
And, bright wings, speed you well.

Bright lamplight for the butterfly
And a burnt wing by and by.

Butterfly, alas for your shell,
And, bright wings, fare you well.



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