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Silenus

By Thomas Woolner

Woolner, Thomas (1825-1892)

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And Syrinx loved Silenus. Never yet
Until he loved her had the nymph been moved
By other than the love of tranquil streams;
The witchery of birds; flowers, and the growth
Of woodlands wild, and woodland happiness.