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A WISH by FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE

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First Line: OH! THAT I WERE A FAIRY SPRITE TO WANDER
Last Line: LIKE FLOATING PURPLE WREATHS OF MOURNFUL NIGHT-SHADE!
Subject(s): WISHES;
OH! that I were a fairy sprite to wander
In forest paths, o'erarch'd with oak and beech;
Where the sun's yellow light, in slanting rays,
Sleeps on the dewy moss; what time the breath
Of early morn stirs the white hawthorn boughs,
And fills the air with showers of snowy blossoms.
Or lie at sunset mid the purple heather,
Listening the silver music that rings out
From the pale mountain bells, sway'd by the wind.
Or sit in rocky clefts above the sea,
While one by one the evening stars shine forth
Among the gathering clouds, that strew the heavens
Like floating purple wreaths of mournful night-shade!



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