The Complete Poetical Works of Shelley including materials never before printed in any edition of the poems Edited with textual notes by Thomas Hutchinson |
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SONG OF PROSERPINE
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 | The Complete Poetical Works of Shelley including materials never before printed in any edition of the poems |  |
SONG OF PROSERPINE
WHILE GATHERING FLOWERS ON THE PLAIN OF ENNA
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Sacred Goddess, Mother Earth,Thou from whose immortal bosom
Gods, and men, and beasts have birth,
Leaf and blade, and bud and blossom,
Breathe thine influence most divine
On thine own child, Proserpine.
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If with mists of evening dewThou dost nourish these young flowers
Till they grow, in scent and hue,
Fairest children of the Hours,
Breathe thine influence most divine
On thine own child, Proserpine.
| The Complete Poetical Works of Shelley including materials never before printed in any edition of the poems | |