History & Politics
Sweet Gale
From The Poets and the Poetry of the Century, ed. Alfred H. Miles
History & Politics
The sweet South Wind once underground was
frozen,
And only growth to save her could avail.
She grew up through a plant; the plant so chosen
We call in our North Country the Sweet Gale.
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MLA
Linton, William James. “Sweet Gale.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/linton/11/.
Chicago
Linton, William James. “Sweet Gale.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/linton/11/.
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