Nature
XI
From Poems and Ballads (Third Series)
Nature
Time, in the darkness unbeholden
That hides him from the sight of fear
And lets but dreaming hope draw near,
Smiled and was sad to hear such golden
Strains hail the all-golden year.
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MLA
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/218/.
Chicago
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/218/.
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