The Sylphs of the Seasons, with other poems

Allston, Washington (1779-1843)

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She ceas'd—And now in doubtful mood,
All motionless and mute I stood,
Like one by charm opprest:
By turns from each to each I rov'd,
And each by turns again I lov'd;
For ages ne'er could one have prov'd
More lovely than the rest.

University of Virginia Library