Time & Brevity
A Ballad of Fair Ladies in Revolt: XXXVII
From Poems — Volume 2
Time & Brevity
—O for an image, madam, in one word,
To show you as the lightning night reveals,
Your error and your perils: you have erred
In mind only, and the perils that ensue
Swift heels may soften; wherefore to swift heels
Address your hopes of safety you!
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MLA
Meredith, George. “A Ballad of Fair Ladies in Revolt: XXXVII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/132/.
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Meredith, George. “A Ballad of Fair Ladies in Revolt: XXXVII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/132/.
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