Time & Brevity

Elle

by Andrew Lang 1844–1912

From Grass of Parnassus

Time & Brevity

Nay, sweet the shore, and sweet the song,
And dear the languid dream;
The music mingled all day long
With paces of the dancing throng,
And murmur of the stream.

An hour ago, an hour ago,
We rested in the shade;
And now, why should we seek to know
What way the wilful waters flow?
There is no fairer glade.

MLA

Lang, Andrew. “Elle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lang/35/.

Chicago

Lang, Andrew. “Elle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lang/35/.

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