Mythology & Folklore
Sibyl
From A Victorian Anthology, 1837-1895 (1895)
This is the glamour of the world antique:
The thyme-scents of Hymettus fill the air,
And in the grass narcissus-cups are fair.
The full brook wanders through the ferns to seek
The amber haunts of bees; and on the peak
Of the soft hill, against the gold-marged sky,
She stands, a dream from out the days gone by.--
Entreat her not. Indeed, she will not speak!
Her eyes are full of dreams; and in her ears
There is the rustle of immortal wings;
And ever and anon the slow breeze bears
The mystic murmur of the songs she sings.
Entreat her not: she sees thee not, nor hears
Aught but the sights and sounds of bygone springs.
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MLA
Payne, John. “Sibyl.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/payne_j/3/.
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Payne, John. “Sibyl.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/payne_j/3/.
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