Black Tragedy lets slip her grim disguise And shows you lau… - Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Black Tragedy lets slip her grim disguise
And shows you laughing lips and rougish eyes.
But when, unmasked, gay Comedy appears,
'Tis ten to one you find the girl in tears.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich (November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was a poet and novelist born in Portsmouth, USA.

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Alternative Names: Thomas B. Aldrich • Thomas Aldrich

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