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Not Yet A Poet

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Aye! many a rhyme my pen has flown,         In oblivion, all unknown;     Still many more, perchance, I say,         Float on in one unbroken lay -     But ask me naught of where or when,         Long as they ring in hearts of men!     Dear friend, I say these words to you,         Which through the ages will be true:     Though I have power to combine         These subtle rhymes of each sweet line -     Yet, I shall never live to see,         The title "POET" given me!

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