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The Thrush Sings

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Singeth the Thrush, forgetting she is dead....     How could you, Thrush, forget that she is dead?     Or though forgetting, sing--and she is dead?     O hush,     Untimely, truant Thrush!     Singeth the Thrush, "I sing that she is dead!"     Thou thoughtless Thrush, she loved you who is dead,     Singeth the Thrush, "I sing her praise though dead."     O hush,     Untimely, grievous Thrush!     Singeth the Thrush, "I sing your happy dead,     I sing her who is living, and no more dead,     I sing her joy--she is no longer dead."     O hush,     Enough, thou heavenly Thrush!

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