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Peggy Mitchell

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As lily grows up easily,         In modest, gentle dignity         To sweet perfection,         So grew she,         As easily.         Or as the rose that takes no care         Will open out on sunny air         Bloom after bloom, fair after fair,         Sweet after sweet;         Just so did she,         As carelessly.         She is our torment without end,         She is our enemy and friend,         Our joy, our woe;         And she will send         Madness or glee         To you and me,         And endlessly.

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