Death & Dying
When Waterman ended his bright career
From Black Beetles in Amber (1892)
Death & Dying
When Waterman ended his bright career
He left his wet name to history here.
To carry it with him he did not care:
'Twould tantalize spirits of statesmen There.
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MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “When Waterman ended his bright career.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/432/.
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Bierce, Ambrose. “When Waterman ended his bright career.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/432/.
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