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Delia Bacon
From My Lyrical Life, First Series (1889)
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The Dalian diver wrecked her life to grasp
A pearl she saw by Visionary gleams,
And died with empty hand that could not clasp
The treasure only Real in her dreams.
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Codex Note
From the section "Poems for Christie" of My Lyrical Life, First Series (1889).
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Massey, Gerald. “Delia Bacon.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/massey/192/.
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