Love

I by spells had been beguiled

by Michael Field 1846–1914 (Bradley) and 1862–1913 (Cooper)

From Underneath the Bough (1898)

Love

I by spells had been beguiled
To a marish country wild,
Where a lonely hearted child
Crossed me; and I felt she knew
All the way she wandered through,
Though the reeds around her blew,
And the dusk was in her rear,
As I watched her disappear
'Mid the flitting umbrage drear.

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The Second Book of Songs

MLA

Field, Michael. “I by spells had been beguiled.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/69/.

Chicago

Field, Michael. “I by spells had been beguiled.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/69/.

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