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Leaves of life
By E. Nesbit
Nesbit, E. (1858-1924)
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[‘The leaves of life are falling one by one’—]
WINTER VIOLETS.
AMONG HIS BOOKS.
A YEAR'S COMEDY.
A DEFENCE.
MORNING SONG.
THE DEAD MOTHER.
DEAD LEAVES.
AT THE GATE OF EDEN.
BEWITCHED.
THE KISS.
UNDER CONVOY.
TREASON.
I.
I.
II.
II.
III.
III.
IV.
IV.
THE SAILOR'S WIFE.
ON DIT.
SWEET SUMMER.
NIGHT AND MORNING.
I.
I. NIGHT.
II.
II. MORNING.
TO DIANA.
AN APPEAL.
‘WHATEVER THY HAND FINDETH. . .’
THE MERMAID.
THE PIXIES' GARDEN.
RONDEAU.
CHRISTMAS ROSES.
SUMMER.
GOOD ADVICE.
BETROTHAL SONG.
IN PRAISE OF WORK.
ON AN AUTUMN DAY.
THE MEADOWS OF LONG AGO.
A REASON.
THE MESSAGE OF THE DOVE.
LOVE'S ECONOMY.
THE LOVER TO HIS LASS.
IN A NINETEENTH-CENTURY EDEN.
DIVORCED.
A CITY CLERK'S CHRISTMAS DREAM.
THE BELFRY.
THE CHILDREN.
THE LOVERS' CHOICE.
A DEDICATION.
DAFFODILS.
THE MESSAGE OF JUNE.
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Leaves of life
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Whether at Naishápúr or Babylon
Whether the cup with sweet or bitter run,
The Wine of Life is oozing drop by drop,
The Leaves of Life are falling one by one
Leaves of life