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On this day: June 12th

  • Death of William Collins (1759)
  • Lord Byron composes "She Walks in Beauty" (1814)
  • Birth of Charles Kingsley (1819)
  • Death of William Cullen Bryant (1878)
  • Death of Herbert Read (1968)

Random Poem of the Day

Her I was and Her I Drank

Anonymous,
1Her I was and her I drank.
2Far wyll dam and mykyll thank!
3Her I was and had gud cher,
4And her I drank wyll gud ber.

Notes

2] Far wyll: farewell.dam: dame, lady. Back to Line
3] gud cher: good cheer. Back to Line
4] ber: beer. Back to Line

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