Love
Idle and Light Are Many Things You See
From Works and Life, ed. Forster, vol. VIII (1876)
Love
Idle and light are many things you see
In these my closing pages: blame not me.
However rich and plenteous the repast,
Nuts, almonds, biscuits, wafers, come at last.
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MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “Idle and Light Are Many Things You See.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/513/.
Chicago
Landor, Walter Savage. “Idle and Light Are Many Things You See.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/513/.
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