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The Way of the Winepress

By John Payne: With an Introduction by Thomas Wright
Payne, John (1842-1916)

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THE WAY OF THE WINEPRESS:
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FOUR POETS.
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MARTYRS OF HISTORY.
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MOTH-FLIGHTS.
  
THE SOUL'S VENTURES.
  
MOTHS' WINGS.
  
VAIN VISIONS.
  
VERSICLES.
  
GLOSSA MARGINALIS
  
THE RETURN OF THE WANDERERS.

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VERSICLES.

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LIFE and Love,
To the wounded dove
Can they mean what they meant to the free sky-rover?
Earth, Heaven and sea
To a waif like me
But memories are of the Past and Over.
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Shall ever a time
For the rose of rhyme
To bloom for me be without thorns, at last?
I know not, I.
Earth, sea and sky
Say nothing to me but Over and Past.
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