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ORIGINALITY by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

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First Line: NO BIRD HAD EVER UTTERED NOTE
Last Line: SINCE EDEN'S FRESHNESS AND MAN'S FALL %NO ROSE HAS BEEN ORIGINAL
No bird has ever uttered note
That was not in some first bird's throat;
Since Eden's freshness and man's fall
No rose has been original.




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