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1. CONTENTS.

2. POEMS.

3. Page

4. The Poet's License ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. Treasure in Heaven ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. I'm Growing Old ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. The Story of Life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. My Castle In Spain ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. Spes est Vates ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. The Gifts of the Gods ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. The Old Chapel-bell ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. Compensation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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13. The Old Man's Motto ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. Maximilian ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. Wishing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. The Way of the World ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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17. A Poet's Elegy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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18. The Mourner à la Mode ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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19. The Expected Ship ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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20. The Head and the Heart ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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21. The Proud Miss MacBride ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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22. The Masquerade ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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23. My Familiar ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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24. Love and Law ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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25. Rhyme of the Rail ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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26. The Briefless Barrister ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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27. Little Jerry, the Miller ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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28. How Cyrus laid the Cable ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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29. What has become of the Gods ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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30. The Cold-water Man ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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31. Comic Miseries ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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32. A Connubial Eclogue ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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33. Some Pencil-Pictures ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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34. Boys ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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35. The Superfluous Man ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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