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The Poetical Works of (Richard Monckton Milnes) Lord Houghton

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Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes (1809-1885)

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(PREFIXED TO PALM LEAVES.)

Eastward roll the orbs of heaven,
Westward tend the thoughts of men:
Let the Poet, nature-driven,
Wander Eastward now and then:
There the calm of life comparing
With his Europe's busy fate,
Let him, gladly homeward faring,
Learn to labour and to wait.
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