Living
Immured in sense, with fivefold bonds confined
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
Immured in sense, with fivefold bonds confined,
Rest we content if whispers from the stars
In waftings of the incalculable wind
Come blown at midnight through our prison-bars.
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MLA
Watson, William. “Immured in sense, with fivefold bonds confined.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/68/.
Chicago
Watson, William. “Immured in sense, with fivefold bonds confined.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/68/.
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