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A WOMAN'S LAST WORD.

3.
See the creature stalking
While we speak—
Hush and hide the talking,
Cheek on cheek!

4.
What so false as truth is,
False to thee?
Where the serpent's tooth is,
Shun the tree—

5.
Where the apple reddens
Never pry—
Lest we lose our Edens,
Eve and I.

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