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The blue poetry book (1912)

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill, Speed, Lancelot, 1860-1931, ill · New York, Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 107

An illustration from The blue poetry book, 1912, leaf 107
ould be snow-white silk, And strings of orient pearls,Like gossamers dipped in milk. Should twine with thy raven cm^ls Red rubies should deck thy hands,And diamonds should be thy dower— But Fairies have broke their wands,And wishmg has lost its power ! T. Hood. ODE WBITTEN IN MDCCXLVI How sleep the… … mm ODE WRITTEN IN MDCCXLVI 89 By fairy hands their knell is rung;By forms unseen their dirge is sung ;There Honour conies, a pilgrim gray,To bless the turf that wraps their clay;And Freedom shall a while repairTo dwell a weeping hermit there ! W. Collins. TO DAFFODILS Fair Daffodils, we w^eep to…

English poetry · Children's poetry

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