Poem: “The Pessimist” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Custer, and Other Poems

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American Literature – American Poetry – Ella Wheeler Wilcox – Poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox – Custer, and Other Poems
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The Pessimist

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The pessimistic locust, last to leaf,
Though all the world is glad, still talks of grief.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Ella Wheeler Wilcox – Poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox – Custer, and Other Poems

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