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Silenus

By Thomas Woolner

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He turned again. Sitting beside the reeds
He saw a tremble shivering thro' their leaves,
And every leaf became a tongue that talked
In multitudinous whispering. He strove,
But could not understand; and sat, hands clasped,
Agaze and hopeless.