Living
If Nature be a phantasm, as thou say'st
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
If Nature be a phantasm, as thou say'st,
A splendid fiction and prodigious dream,
To reach the real and true I'll make no haste,
More than content with worlds that only seem.
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Watson, William. “If Nature be a phantasm, as thou say'st.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/63/.
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Watson, William. “If Nature be a phantasm, as thou say'st.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/63/.
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