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  1. 167. Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, Schoolmaster by Robert Burns

    "HERE lie Willie Michie’s banes;" — Robert Burns, "167. Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, Schoolmaster"

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  2. Adrian's Address to His Soul When Dying by George Gordon, Lord Byron

    "Animula! vagula, Blandula," — George Gordon, Lord Byron, "Adrian's Address to His Soul When Dying"

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  3. Between the form of Life and Life by Emily Dickinson

    "Between the form of Life and Life" — Emily Dickinson, "Between the form of Life and Life"

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  4. Defrauded I a Butterfly -- by Emily Dickinson

    "Defrauded I a Butterfly --" — Emily Dickinson, "Defrauded I a Butterfly --"

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  5. Epitaph on John Adams, of Southwell, a Carrier, Who Died of Drunkenness by George Gordon, Lord Byron

    "JOHN ADAMS lies here, of the parish of Southwell," — George Gordon, Lord Byron, "Epitaph on John Adams, of Southwell, a Carrier, Who Died of Drunkenness"

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  6. Epitaphium by Percy Bysshe Shelley

    "[LATIN VERSION OF THE EPITAPH IN GRAY'S ELEGY.]" — Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Epitaphium"

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  7. Floss won't save you from an Abyss by Emily Dickinson

    "Floss won't save you from an Abyss" — Emily Dickinson, "Floss won't save you from an Abyss"

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  8. Forbidden Fruit A Flavor Has by Emily Dickinson

    "Forbidden fruit a flavor has" — Emily Dickinson, "Forbidden Fruit A Flavor Has"

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  9. Fragment: A Serpent-Face by Percy Bysshe Shelley

    "His face was like a snake's--wrinkled and loose" — Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Fragment: A Serpent-Face"

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  10. Fragment: Death in Life by Percy Bysshe Shelley

    "My head is heavy, my limbs are weary," — Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Fragment: Death in Life"

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  11. Happy Thought by Robert Louis Stevenson

    "The world is so full of a number of things," — Robert Louis Stevenson, "Happy Thought"

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  12. How Human Nature dotes by Emily Dickinson

    "How Human Nature dotes" — Emily Dickinson, "How Human Nature dotes"

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  13. If Nature smiles -- the Mother must by Emily Dickinson

    "If Nature smiles -- the Mother must" — Emily Dickinson, "If Nature smiles -- the Mother must"

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  14. In Horologium by Percy Bysshe Shelley

    "Inter marmoreas Leonorae pendula colles" — Percy Bysshe Shelley, "In Horologium"

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  15. Lines Addressed by Lord Byron to Mr. Hobhouse on His Election for Westminster by George Gordon, Lord Byron

    "WOULD you go to the house by the true gate," — George Gordon, Lord Byron, "Lines Addressed by Lord Byron to Mr. Hobhouse on His Election for Westminster"

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  16. Martial, Lib. I. Epig. I by George Gordon, Lord Byron

    ""Hic est, quem legis, ille, quem requiris," — George Gordon, Lord Byron, "Martial, Lib. I. Epig. I"

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  17. My life has been the poem by Henry David Thoreau

    "My life has been the poem I would have writ," — Henry David Thoreau, "My life has been the poem"

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  18. Of Life to own -- by Emily Dickinson

    "Of Life to own --" — Emily Dickinson, "Of Life to own --"

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  19. Of Nature I shall have enough by Emily Dickinson

    "Of Nature I shall have enough" — Emily Dickinson, "Of Nature I shall have enough"

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  20. Snow beneath whose chilly softness by Emily Dickinson

    "Snow beneath whose chilly softness" — Emily Dickinson, "Snow beneath whose chilly softness"

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  21. Snow flakes. by Emily Dickinson

    "Snow flakes." — Emily Dickinson, "Snow flakes."

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  22. So much Summer by Emily Dickinson

    "So much Summer" — Emily Dickinson, "So much Summer"

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  23. The Blossom by William Blake

    "Merry, merry sparrow!" — William Blake, "The Blossom"

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  24. The Butterfly's Assumption Gown by Emily Dickinson

    "The Butterfly's Assumption Gown" — Emily Dickinson, "The Butterfly's Assumption Gown"

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  25. The Child Is Father To The Man by Gerard Manley Hopkins

    "'The child is father to the man.'" — Gerard Manley Hopkins, "The Child Is Father To The Man"

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  26. To his Girls by Robert Herrick

    "Wanton wenches do not bring" — Robert Herrick, "To his Girls"

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  27. Tradition, thou art for suckling children by Stephen Crane

    "Tradition, thou art for suckling children," — Stephen Crane, "Tradition, thou art for suckling children"

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