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Not any higher stands the Grave
Not any higher stands the Grave
For Heroes than for Men
Not any nearer for the Child
Than numb Three Score and Ten
This latest Leisure equal lulls
The Beggar and his Queen
Propitiate this Democrat
A Summer’s Afternoon
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