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The Bell

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It is the bell of death I hear,     Which tells me my own time is near,     When I must join those quiet souls     Where nothing lives but worms and moles;     And not come through the grass again,     Like worms and moles, for breath or rain;     Yet let none weep when my life's through,     For I myself have wept for few.     The only things that knew me well     Were children, dogs, and girls that fell;     I bought poor children cakes and sweets,     Dogs heard my voice and danced the streets;     And, gentle to a fallen lass,     I made her weep for what she was.     Good men and women know not me.     Nor love nor hate the mystery.

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