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Glass was
the Street -
in Tinsel
Peril
Tree and
Traveller stood.
Filled was
the Air with
merry venture
Hearty with
Boys the
Road.
Shot the lithe
Sleds like
Shod vibrations
Emphazized
and gone
It is the
Past's supreme
italic
Makes the
Present mean -
It came his turn to beg -
The begging for the life
Is different from another Alms
'Tis Penury in Chief -
I scanned his narrow Realm
I gave him leave to live
Lest Gratitude revive the snake
Though - smuggled my - Reprieve
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