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<h2> The night is freezing fast. </h2>
<h2> By A. E. Housman </h2>
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The night is freezing fast,<br/>
To-morrow comes December;<br/>
And winterfalls of old<br/>
Are with me from the past;<br/>
And chiefly I remember<br/>
How Dick would hate the cold.<br/>
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Fall, winter, fall; for he,<br/>
Prompt hand and headpiece clever,<br/>
Has woven a winter robe,<br/>
And made of earth and sea<br/>
His overcoat for ever,<br/>
And wears the turning globe.<br/></p>
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