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THE EMPTY QUATRAIN by HENRY VAN DYKE

First Line: A FLAWLESS CUP: HOW DELICATE AND FINE
Last Line: BUT HOLDS NO DROP OF LIFE'S HEART-WARMING WINE.

A FLAWLESS cup: how delicate and fine
The flowing curve of every jewelled line!
Look, turn it up or down, 't is perfect still, --
But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.



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