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TO M.A. by JOHN COWPER POWYS

First Line: AH! HAD I LANDOR'S POWER AND PEN
Last Line: BUT KISS YOU ON THE LIPS.
Subject(s): AGING; DEATH; FLOWERS; GRAVES; MEMORY; DEAD, THE; TOMBS; TOMBSTONES;
Ah! had I Landor's power and pen
As you Ianthe's grace,
I first would kiss your hand, and then
Immortalize your face;
But since the Fates that rule the Muse
Have doomed me to eclipse,
And life is short, I cannot choose
But kiss you on the lips.



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