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1849–1916

ON A DEAD BABE

James Whitcomb Riley

Fly away! thou heavenly one!— I do hail thee on thy flight! Sorrow? thou hath tasted none — Perfect joy is yourn by right.

Fly away! and bear our love To thy kith and kin above! I can tetch thy finger-tips Ca'mly, and bresh back the hair

From thy forr'ed with my lips, And not leave a teardrop thare.— Weep fer Tomps and Ruth — and me — But I can not weep fer thee.

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