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Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay


First Fig


My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends ­
It gives a lovely light!



Edna St. Vincent Millay


Edna St. Vincent Millay's other poems:
  1. There Was upon the Sill
  2. Gazing upon Him Now
  3. She Had a Horror
  4. The Doctor Asked Her
  5. So She Came Back


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