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Elinor Morton Wylie
(September 7, 1885 – December 16, 1928 / Somerville, New Jersey)
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  The sailorman's child
And the girl of the witch--
They can't be defiled
By touching pitch.

The sailorman's son
Had a ship for a nursery;
The other one
Was baptised by sorcery.

Although he's shipped
To the Persian Gulf, her
Body's been dipped
In burning sulphur.


Elinor Morton Wylie

Submitted Date :  Friday, January 03, 2003



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