Western Wind: An Introduction to Poetry |
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... trees Grip the ground , curve up to the light , abide in the warm , kind air : Rooted and rising with a perfected tenacity Beyond the distracted erratic case of mankind there . Every umbrella curves and becomes a tree , And the trees ...
... trees Grip the ground , curve up to the light , abide in the warm , kind air : Rooted and rising with a perfected tenacity Beyond the distracted erratic case of mankind there . Every umbrella curves and becomes a tree , And the trees ...
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... Trees Have Tops The lowest trees have tops , the ant her gall , The fly her spleen , the little sparks their heat ; The slender hairs cast shadows , though but small ; And bees have stings , although they be not great . Seas have their ...
... Trees Have Tops The lowest trees have tops , the ant her gall , The fly her spleen , the little sparks their heat ; The slender hairs cast shadows , though but small ; And bees have stings , although they be not great . Seas have their ...
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... Trees , the Cherry Now Loveliest of trees , the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough , And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide . Now , of my threescore years and ten , Twenty will not come again , 10 And ...
... Trees , the Cherry Now Loveliest of trees , the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough , And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide . Now , of my threescore years and ten , Twenty will not come again , 10 And ...
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