"The Burial of the Dead" Annotations
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There I saw one I knew, and stopped him, crying "Stetson! | There I saw one I knew, and stopped him, crying "Stetson! | ||
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"You who were with me in the ships at Mylae! 70 | "You who were with me in the ships at Mylae! 70 | ||
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"That corpse you planted last year in your garden, | "That corpse you planted last year in your garden, | ||
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"Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? | "Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? | ||
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"Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? | "Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? | ||
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"Oh keep the Dog far hence, that's friend to men, | "Oh keep the Dog far hence, that's friend to men, | ||
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"Or with his nails he'll dig it up again! | "Or with his nails he'll dig it up again! | ||
| − | + | "You! hypocrite lecteur! ''- mon semblable, - mon frere''!" | |
| − | "You! hypocrite lecteur! - mon semblable, - mon frere!" | + | |
