Category: United Kingodm
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“The Splendor Falls” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 – 1892)
Here’s an #excerpt from a #poem, entitled, “The Splendor Falls” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: O love, they die in yon rich sky, They faint on hill or field or river; Our echoes roll from soul to soul, And grow forever and forever.
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“Clowns’ Houses” by Edith Sitwell (1887 – 1964)
“Blind are those houses, paper-thin Old shadows hid therein, With sly and crazy movements creep Like marionettes, and weep. ”
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“What the Goose-Girl Said About the Dean” by EDITH SITWELL (1887 – 1964)
“Whence he lies snoring like the moon Clownish-white all afternoon. Beneath the trees’ arsenical Sharp woodwind tunes; heretical— Blown like the wind’s mane (Creaking woodenly again).”
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“A Grain of Sand” by Frances E. W. Harper
Do you see this grain of sand Lying loosely in my hand? Do you know to me it brought Just a simple loving thought? When one gazes night by night On the glorious stars of light, Oh how little seems the span Measured round the life of man. Oh! how fleeting are his years With…
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“The Lamb” by William Blake
Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed, By the stream and o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made…
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