In masks outrageous and austere, The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile. (Elinor Wylie)

In masks outrageous and austere, The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile.

Elinor Wylie

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