Living
The Ruined Abbey
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
Flower fondled, clasp'd in ivy's close caress,
It seems allied with Nature, yet apart:--
Of wood's and wave's insensate loveliness
The glad, sad, tranquil, passionate, human heart.
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Watson, William. “The Ruined Abbey.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/100/.
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Watson, William. “The Ruined Abbey.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/100/.
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