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Dirge

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Gone is he now.     One flower the less     Is left to make     For thee less lone     Earth's wilderness,     Where thou     Must still live on.     What hath been, ne'er     May be again.     Yet oft of old,     To cheat despair,     Tales false and fair     In vain     Of death were told.     O vain belief!     O'erweening dreams!     Trust not fond hope,     Nor think that bliss     Which neither seems,     Nor is,     Aught else than grief.

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"Gone is he now...."

This evocative piece by Robert Calverley Trevelyan, titled "Dirge", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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