Nature
The Shepherd and the Tree
Translated by John Bowring (1830) · From Poetry of the Magyars (1830)
Nature
Holy, peace-giving stillness! my spirit's retreat! and the witness
Grief chooses to hear her appeals and her longing desires;
I carve on the tree-bark the name of the only beloved
Phillis—it grows—'tis an emblem and pledge of my love.
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MLA
Ányos, Pál. “The Shepherd and the Tree.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anyos/1/.
Chicago
Ányos, Pál. “The Shepherd and the Tree.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anyos/1/.
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