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RHYMES AND RHYTHMS: 11 by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

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First Line: GULLS IN AN AERY MORRICE
Last Line: THE WAY OF A MAN WITH A MAID!
Subject(s): BIRDS; GULLS; SEAGULLS;

Gulls in an aery morrice
Gleam and vanish and gleam . . .
The full sea, sleepily basking,
Dreams under skies of dream.

Gulls in an aery morrice
Circle and sweep and close . . .
Fuller and even fuller
The rose of the morning blows.

Gulls, in an aery morrice
Frolicking, float and fade . . .
O, the way of a bird in the sunshine,
The way of a man with a maid!



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