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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STANZA WRITTEN IN DEJECTION NEAR DULWICH, by THOMAS ANSTEY GUTHERIE Poet's Biography
First Line: The lark soars up in the air
Last Line: Were the truer type of my soul!
Alternate Author Name(s): Anstey, F.
Subject(s): Depression, Mental; Soul; Mentally Depressed; Mental Distress
First Line: The lark soars up in the air
Last Line: Were the truer type of my soul!
Alternate Author Name(s): Anstey, F.
Subject(s): Depression, Mental; Soul; Mentally Depressed; Mental Distress
The lark soars up in the air;
The toad sits tight in his hole;
And I would I were certain which of the pair
Were the truer type of my soul!
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