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ESTRANGEMENT by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: WHAT KINDLY ABSENCE HID, FORSOOTH
Last Line: I AM, ALAS, OUTGROWN!

WHAT kindly Absence hid, forsooth,
Thy Presence late hath shown;
That, like a garment worn in youth,
I am, alas, outgrown!



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