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Moth-Wings
(Ailes D'Alouette): By Francis William Bourdillon
Bourdillon, Francis William (1852-1921)
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MOTH-WINGS
III.
PART III
THE DAYBREAK
THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL
A GUESS AT AN OLD RIDDLE
GROWING DARKNESS
THE BLAU-SEE
A WISH
STAR-RISE
A SUMMER NIGHT
LOSS IN GAIN
Εσπερε παντα φερεις
THE BLACKBIRD
DREAM-FADING
THE WINGED AND THE WINGLESS
HONEY-TIDE
THE SPELL
ON TURNER'S “EVENING” IN THE TATE GALLERY
NEW YEAR'S EVE
THE CHILD OF NATURE BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD
SONG-SAVOUR
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THE BLACKBIRD
O blackbird
, who hath taught thee
The heartbreak in thy song,
In the shadowing after sunset
When April days grow long?
What though the lark in heaven
Forget the Eden ban?
Thou art God's chosen singer
To soothe His exile, Man.
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