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2017
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“The Rose” was written for Mr. Porter Garnett on the occasion of his marriage.

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These lines were in response to a long telegram dispatched at night by a distant friend.

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Of this poem, “Just a Dog,” a letter says: “My cousin, who used often to play on the piano, died; and after his death his dog, when anyone touched the instrument, used to come from wherever he might be to see if the player were not his master. Then he would slink away again. The dog died after a few grieving months. I loved him, and made these verses.”

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“Mirage” is an endeavor to portray the alien attitude of one who had long vainly sought love.

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“My Nook” was written at the age of sixteen.

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“Think Not, O Lilias.” These prose lines were recalled out of a dream. They are included here because of their singular beauty.

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“Yesterday,” and “The Mourner” which follows it, are the last poems. “Ave atque Vale” was written some two years before.

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