Living
Instead of Idling Half My Hours
From Works and Life, ed. Forster, vol. VIII (1876)
Living
"Instead of idling half my hours,
I might have learnt the names of flowers
In gardens, groves, and fields."
Where then had been the sweet surprise
That sparkles from those dark-blue eyes?
Less pleasure knowledge yields.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “Instead of Idling Half My Hours.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/608/.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “Instead of Idling Half My Hours.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/608/.
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