Living
The children romp within the graveyard's pale
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
The children romp within the graveyard's pale;
The lark sings o'er a madhouse, or a gaol;--
Such nice antitheses of perfect poise
Chance in her curious rhetoric employs.
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MLA
Watson, William. “The children romp within the graveyard's pale.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/75/.
Chicago
Watson, William. “The children romp within the graveyard's pale.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/75/.
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