Chase Henry

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Title:     Chase Henry
Author: Edgar Lee Masters [More Titles by Masters]

IN life I was the town drunkard;
When I died the priest denied me burial
In holy ground.
The which redounded to my good fortune.
For the Protestants bought this lot,
And buried my body here,
Close to the grave of the banker Nicholas,
And of his wife Priscilla.
Take note, ye prudent and pious souls,
Of the cross--currents in life
Which bring honor to the dead, who lived in shame

[The end]
Edgar Lee Masters's poem: Chase Henry

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