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TENANTS by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON

First Line: AS TO THE OLD WOMAN
Last Line: IN ONE CROW'S BILL.
Subject(s): BIRDS; CROWS; DEATH; OLD AGE; SHEEP; DEAD, THE;
As to the Old Woman,
One said she was:
@3Five white sheep in a pen
And ten crows' caws.@1

Black winds on brown grasses;
Sick eyes may weep:
@3Four tears dropped on a hill
And nine crows asleep.@1

As to the Old Woman,
Old health is ill:
@3Three smooth worms writhe and whip
In one crow's bill.@1



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