Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FOREST, by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)


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First Line: By woodman's edge I faint and fail
Last Line: Swift, swift before the wind I go.
Subject(s): Forests; Woods


PEAR TREE
BY WOODMAN'S EDGE I FAINT AND FAIL;
By craftsman's edge I tell the tale.

CHESTNUT-TREE
High in the wood, high o'er the hall,
Aloft I rise when low I fall.

OAK-TREE
Unmoved I stand what wind may blow.
Swift, swift before the wind I go.





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