Living
Chorus
From Poems & Ballads (First Series)
Living
O queen, take heed of words;
Why wilt thou eat the husk of evil speech?
Wear wisdom for that veil about thy head
And goodness for the binding of thy brows.
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MLA
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Chorus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/482/.
Chicago
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Chorus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/482/.
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