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Moth-Wings
(Ailes D'Alouette): By Francis William Bourdillon
Bourdillon, Francis William (1852-1921)
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MOTH-WINGS
III.
PART III
THE DAYBREAK
THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL
A GUESS AT AN OLD RIDDLE
GROWING DARKNESS
THE BLAU-SEE
A WISH
STAR-RISE
A SUMMER NIGHT
LOSS IN GAIN
Εσπερε παντα φερεις
THE BLACKBIRD
DREAM-FADING
THE WINGED AND THE WINGLESS
HONEY-TIDE
THE SPELL
ON TURNER'S “EVENING” IN THE TATE GALLERY
NEW YEAR'S EVE
THE CHILD OF NATURE BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD
SONG-SAVOUR
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Εσπερε παντα φερεις
Gone
from mine eyes her eyes,
Her kisses from my lips;
I wake to empty skies,
And mourn the stars' eclipse.
How vacant is the light!
How lone the crowded streets!
Come eve! come love! come night,
With all thy stars and sweets!
Moth-Wings