 Whom mortals call the moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, By the midnight breezes strewn ; And wherever the beat of her unseen feet, Which only the angels hear, May have broken the woof of my tent's thin roof The stars peep behind her and...  Class-book of English poetry - Page 300by English poetry - 1866Full view - About this book
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...Which only the angels hear, May have broken the woof of my tent's thin roof, The Stars peep behind her and peer, And I laugh to see them whirl and flee Like...Till the calm rivers, lakes, and seas, Like strips of sky fallen through me on high, Are each paved with the moon and these. I bind the Sun's throne with... | |
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...Which only the angels hear, May have broken the woof of my tent's thin roof, The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee,...on high, Are each paved with the moon and these. I am the daughter of earth and water, And the nursling of the sky ; I pass through the pores of the ocean... | |
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