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DE AEGYPTO by JOHN COWPER POWYS

First Line: WHERE THE WET BANK SHINES
Last Line: IF I DIE NOT IN MY OWN LAND.
Subject(s): BLACKBIRDS; DEATH; FLOWERS; HEARTS; MOON; VIOLETS; DEAD, THE;
Where the wet bank shines
With the celandines,
And the marigolds mock the moon,
Where the violets tender
Their deep hearts render
To the blackbirds' wistful tune,
Where the woolly sheep
In their hurdles sleep
And the rooks caw from the trees,
I must go; for the end
Is at hand, my friend,
And my heart is sick for these.
I must go; for the end
Is near, my friend;
We have lived. Let loose my hand!
I can get no ease
In my death, Felise,
If I die not in my own land.



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