Time & Brevity
Mir Ist Leide
From Ionica (1905)
Time & Brevity
Woe worth old Time the lord,
Pointing his senseless sword
Down on our festal board,
Where we would dine,
Chilling the kindly hall,
Bidding the dainties pall,
Making the garlands fall,
Souring the wine.
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MLA
Cory, William Johnson. “Mir Ist Leide.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cory/82/.
Chicago
Cory, William Johnson. “Mir Ist Leide.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cory/82/.
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