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Born in August 15, 1858 / Died in May 4, 1924 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Edith Nesbit

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The Old Magic

... And gray are the breasts of the gulls that scream ...

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The Tree Of Knowledge

... Of lovely knowledge sweetly springs, ...

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England

... Is not each bough in your orchards, each cloud in the skies above you, ...

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Compensation

...   I kiss your hands, your lips, your eyes ...

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Two Voices

...   Such peace in the dim green brake as the town, save in dreams, knows never, ...

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Via Amoris

... For by my side, crowned with Love's death-white rose, ...

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Christmas Hymn

...   Thy saints in heaven sing sweet and strong, ...

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At Parting II

... Her flowers, her fruits, her lily, her rose and thorn, ...

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A Dirge

...   Who love not Summer, but bare boughs and snow, ...

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Philosophy

... This pretty world of sun and grass and leaves ...

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Invocation

... . . . Thou gavest Thy Son for the world, and shall I not give mine ...

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The Ballad Of The White Lady

... He stirred, he spake: "These seven long years ...

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The Moors

...   Pines, torrents, rocks, and moors my heart loves best ...

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The Way Of Love

... But when, through the noon's blind heat, ...

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Special Pleading

... How gold the sun shines through the green! ...