Poetry & Verse
To R. B.
By Gerard Manley HopkinsSource: Gerard Manley Hopkins - PoetryDB (Public Domain)111 words
The fine delight that fathers thought; the strong Spur, live and lancing like the blowpipe flame, Breathes once and, quenched faster than it came, Leaves...
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The fine delight that fathers thought; the strong
Spur, live and lancing like the blowpipe flame,
Breathes once and, quenched faster than it came,
Leaves yet the mind a mother of immortal song.
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