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THE WAITER
- BRILLIANT with mirrors, dim with crimson light,
- Gorgeous with gold, with marble statues wan,—
- This was our dining‐room, and here upon
- The velvet chairs we all sat down that night
- We dined with Uncle John.
- To many men the trump of battle calls,
- Others in books seek their felicity,—
- No blame to them, indeed, but oh to be
- A gracious waiter in those shining halls
- Were bliss enough for me!
