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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

A Truth about a Lie

Leonora Speyer

From “Reflections”

I LIED, trusting you knew

I could not lie to you.

Beloved friend, I lied and am forgiven; but I

Cannot forgive that you believed my lie.