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Fie upon thee, November! thou dost ape

The airs of thy young sisters;—thou hast stolen

The witching smile of May to grace thy lip,

And April’s rare, capricious loveliness

Thou ’rt trying to put on! Dost thou not know

Such freaks do not become thee? Thou shouldst be

A staid and sober matron, quietly

Laying aside the follies of thy youth,

And robing thee in that calm dignity