Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916, Vawter, Will, 1871-1941 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 171
nd outdooric exercises. VIB0E:K to THE PURPLE [W. M.] Most-like it was this kingly ladSpake out of the pure joy he hadIn his child-heart of the wee maidWhose eerie beauty sudden laidA spell upon him, and his wordsBurst as a song of any birds :— A peerless Princess thou shalt be,Through wit of loves… … Leaking in fainter ruddy stainsAdown thy neck-and-armlet-chainsOf turquoise, chrysoprase, and madLight-frenzied diamonds, dartling glad[158] SOME SONGS AFTER MASTER-SINGEES Swift spirts of shine that interfuse As though with lucent crystal dews That glance and glitter like split rays Of sunshine,…
Children's poetry, American
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