Nature
Abihail
From Poems & Ballads (First Series)
Nature
I am the queen of Tyrians.
My hair was glorious for twelve spans,
That dried to loose dust afterward.
My stature was a strong man's length:
My neck was like a place of strength
Built with white walls, even and hard,
Like the first noise of rain leaves catch
One from another, snatch by snatch,
Is my praise, hissed against and marred.
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MLA
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Abihail.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/544/.
Chicago
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Abihail.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/544/.
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