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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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At The Gate

... For God transfigures praise, and transmutes prayer, to power ...

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Ebb-Tide

... NOW the vexed clouds, wind-driven, spread wings of white, ...

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The Glow-Worm To Her Love

... Thine, thine should be the praise they give ...

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The Charm

... Yet there's a charm, it would appear, ...

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Song V

... And flower on flower blooms there and dies ...

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The Magic Ring

... To make all that was splendid and wrong ...

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The Spider Queen

...   Hung o'er with webs through spacious bower and hall, ...

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The Star

... And the world cried out, "We will crown him, he sings of the lights that are, ...

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De Profundis

... Though a thousand serpent heads were raised to slay, ...

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Values

... And the thorns may be sharper than death--who knows ...

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The Garden

...   "My plot," you said, "rich harvest yet shall give," ...

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The Point Of View: II

... " II Then you drain the dark cup, and, half-drugged as you lie ...

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The Temptation

... For here is ice no tears of yours, no smiles of yours can soften: ...

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The Better Part

...   And the thyme and Saint John's gold flower, ...

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In The People's Park

... Swore it with kisses, swore it with tears: ...