The Fall of the Leaf And Other Poems. By Charles Bucke ... Fourth Edition |
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From beings animate to vegetive—In theeDelight the sober Night-shade of Peru;
The flower which charms the midnight of the Cape;
The rich Nyctanthes,—blushing on the banks
Of sultry Ganges;—and the splendid flower,
Surpassing all that blossom in the day,
Thence call'd Magnificent.—The solemn tree,
That bears mild Melancholy's sacred name,
Beholds thee, too, with silent gratitude;
Lulling the spice-trees of the balmy isles
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Wafts the stolen fragrance o'er the murmuring main.
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