Verses
Verses
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(After seeing Collier's picture in last year's Academy. ) A mermaid sat by the silver sea, (Oh ! but the wind sighed soft in the foam !) And she sang to herself, as she idled there By the blue of the waves in the sunlight fair, Dreamily, drowsily, dreamily, As she combed the strands of her gleaming hair, Her golden hair with a pearly comb, A sad sweet song of strange things to be, There by the side of the silver sea, When the wind was soft in the foam !
A little land-baby crept down to the sea,... (Ah ! but the wind sang sweet in the spray !) And there, 'neath the seacliff worn and wild, Stretched tiny hands to the sea and smiled, Happily, wonderingly, happily. And the mermaid longed for the little child, To take him and love him and tenderly play In the caves of pearl, till his childish gle Made music sweet in the depths of the sea, When the wind was sweet in the spray.
56 " Little land-baby, hither, come hither ! Little soft flovter of the wondrous world ! Fear not, but follow me, follow me, whither, Over the wave-kissed rocks rainbow-empearled, We, the band of the sea's bright daughters, Flash in the foam-drift and sing in the spray, Lulled in the lap of the whispering waters : Little laad-baby, away, come away!" And wonder dawned in the childish eyes, (Oh !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
(After seeing Collier's picture in last year's Academy. ) A mermaid sat by the silver sea, (Oh ! but the wind sighed soft in the foam !) And she sang to herself, as she idled there By the blue of the waves in the sunlight fair, Dreamily, drowsily, dreamily, As she combed the strands of her gleaming hair, Her golden hair with a pearly comb, A sad sweet song of strange things to be, There by the side of the silver sea, When the wind was soft in the foam !
A little land-baby crept down to the sea,... (Ah ! but the wind sang sweet in the spray !) And there, 'neath the seacliff worn and wild, Stretched tiny hands to the sea and smiled, Happily, wonderingly, happily. And the mermaid longed for the little child, To take him and love him and tenderly play In the caves of pearl, till his childish gle Made music sweet in the depths of the sea, When the wind was sweet in the spray.
56 " Little land-baby, hither, come hither ! Little soft flovter of the wondrous world ! Fear not, but follow me, follow me, whither, Over the wave-kissed rocks rainbow-empearled, We, the band of the sea's bright daughters, Flash in the foam-drift and sing in the spray, Lulled in the lap of the whispering waters : Little laad-baby, away, come away!" And wonder dawned in the childish eyes, (Oh !
What to read after Verses?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Herbert Lennard Goodrich Kennedy to read onlineMoreLess
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