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Come, fill the Cup, and in the fire of...

Language: English

Come, fill the Cup, and in the fire of Spring
Your Winter-garment of Repentance fling.
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To [fly -- and lo, the Bird]1 is on the wing!


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1 Second edition (1868) and later: "flutter -- and the Bird"; no other changes in later editions.

Input by Barbara Miller

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Date added to the website: 2006-04-08.

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