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Three Whispered Words
— Maxwell Sebastian Burchett
Three Whispered Words
by Max Burchett


Fame and fortune I sought,
And I found, but at high cost.
Then I found it was not all that I thought.
Then...
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The Poet's First Essay
— Letitia Elizabeth Landon
It is a fearful stake the poet casts,
When he comes forth from his sweet solitude
Of hopes, and songs, and visionary things,
To ask the iron verdict...
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