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The Collected Works of William Morris

With Introductions by his Daughter May Morris

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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION

[Fragments of verse extracted from the Introduction and not printed elsewhere.]

[LOVE IS ENOUGH. OR, THE FREEING OF PHARAMOND.]

[Lines from an earlier draft.]

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Discarded fragment. Master Oliver Speaks to Pharamond.

For I know thee no dreamer in this world that thou lovest,
No soft dealer with pleasures unearned and half caredfor:
But keen-eyed to see what thy heart would be seeking,
And eager to seek the one thing that thou needest.

[WINTER.]

[Variant of the verse for winter.]

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From “The Seasons” which appeared in the Academy, February 1, 1871.

Ah! shall Winter mend your case?
Set your teeth the wind to face;
Beat the snow, tread down the frost!
All is gained when all is lost.