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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

Because

Oscar Williams

BECAUSE I have not kissed as yet one burning mouth,

I have kissed a hundred.

Because I have not looked into one pair of eyes,

A hundred have haunted me.

Because I have not lived one hour in passion’s flame,

I have died in a hundred others.