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There was an old person of Wick * * * There was an old person of Wick, Who said, 'Tick-a-Tick, Tick-a-Tick; Chickabee, Chickabaw,' And he said nothing more, That laconic old person of Wick. <Publ. 1872... Poet:	There was on Old Man of the Isles * * * There was on Old Man of the Isles, ... Poet:	There's been a Death, in the Opposite House, There's been a Death, in the Opposite House, As lately as Today — I know it, by the numb look Such Houses have — alway — The Neighbors rustle in and out — The Doctor — drives away — A Window opens... Poet:	There's the Battle of Burgoyne — There's the Battle of Burgoyne — Over, every Day, By the Time that Man and Beast Put their work away "Sunset" sounds majestic — But that solemn War Could you comprehend it You would chastened... Poet:
Will there really be a "Morning"? Will there really be a "Morning"? Is there such a thing as "Day"? Could I see it from the mountains If I were as tall as they? Has it feet like Water lilies? Has it feathers like a Bird? Is it... Poet: