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1892–1953

VII. LEAVING THE BILLET

Edward Shanks

Good luck, good health, good temper, these, A very hive of honey-bees To make and store up happiness, Should wait upon you without cease,

If I'd the power to call them down Into this stuffy little town, Where the dull air in sticky wreaths Afflicts a man each time he breathes.

But since I have no power to call Benevolent spirits down at all, I'll wish you all the good I know And close the chapter up and go.

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