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As for Locke, he is all in my eye,
May the d—l right soon for his soul call.
He never was known to lie —
In bed at a reveillé roll-call.”
John Locke was a notable name;
Joe Locke is a greater: in short,
The former was well known to fame,
But the latter's well known “to report.”
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Notes:
This poem is quoted as part of a biographical article on Poe. (The present version of the poem differs from the February 25, 1843 text by adding a single comma at the end of the first line.)
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