Oh who could be bitter and want to die When a maiden moon wakes up in the sky?
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “The New Moon,” Flame and Shadow (1920); Complete closing question. Context: a speaker battered by the day finds renewed appreciation of life in the moon above the factories. Public-domain original text.
- “The New Moon,” Flame and Shadow (1920)
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