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ON A VOLUNTEER SINGER
Swans sing before they die—'twere no bad thing
Should certain persons die before they sing.
First published in An. Anth., 1800. Included in Keepsake, 1829, p. 277; Essays, &c., 1850, ii. 988. First collected in 1834.
Swans sing before they die—'twere no bad thing
Should certain persons die before they sing.
First published in An. Anth., 1800. Included in Keepsake, 1829, p. 277; Essays, &c., 1850, ii. 988. First collected in 1834.