Troyan Plum Brandy

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    The moon shines bright. In such a night as this,
    When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees,
    And they did make no noise, in such a night
    Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls,
    And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents,
    Where Cressid lay that night.
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    Some nuts, some apples; some that think they make
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    Like an old brandy after a long rain,
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    James Vincent Cunningham (1911–1985)