| Louis Untermeyer, ed. (18851977). Modern American Poetry. 1919. |
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| James Whitcomb Riley. 18531916 |
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| 11. A Parting Guest |
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| WHAT delightful hosts are they | |
| Life and Love! | |
| Lingeringly I turn away, | |
| This late hour, yet glad enough | |
| They have not withheld from me | 5 |
| Their high hospitality. | |
| So, with face lit with delight | |
| And all gratitude, I stay | |
| Yet to press their hands and say, | |
| "Thanks.So fine a time! Good night." | 10 |
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