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Alfred Austin - Go Away, Death!
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Go away, Death!
 You have come too soon.
 To sunshine and song I but just awaken,
 And the dew on my heart is undried and unshaken;
 Come back at noon.

 Go away, Death!
 What a short reprieve!
 The mists of the morning have vanished, I roam
 Through a world bright with wonder, and feel it my home;
 Come back at eve.
 

 Go away, Death!
 See, it still is light.
 Over earth broods a quiet more blissful than glee,
 And the beauty of sadness lies low on the sea;
 Come back at night.

 Come to me, Death!
 I no more would stay.
 The night—owl hath silenced the linnet and lark,
 And the wailing of wisdom sounds sad in the dark;
 Take me away.
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