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

The Stronghold

Leonora Speyer

From “Reflections”

HERE he lies

Under the solemn stones,

Secure from Life—a little while;

Old Death,

With his ready smile,

Busy among his bones.