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Oh, was it a death-dream not dreamed through, / That eyed her like a foe? / Or only a sorrow left over from life, / Half-finished years ago?
How long was it since she died -- who told? / Or yet what was death -- who knew? / She said: "I am come to Heaven at last, / And I 'll do as the blessed do."