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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MARBLE FOUNTAIN, by WILLIAM WATSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: In calm and tempest, in shine and shade
Last Line: "is to play -- and play -- and play."
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Fountains
First Line: In calm and tempest, in shine and shade
Last Line: "is to play -- and play -- and play."
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Fountains
IN calm and tempest, in shine and shade,
On a faultless emerald lawn,
A marble fountain for ever played,
From dawn unto magic dawn.
No rainbow'd bliss had the fountain lacked,
And its gaiety nought could mar,
Till it heard the Voice of the Cataract
In an Alpine gorge afar.
"With thunder of battle, in glory and gloom,
I have torn," said the torrent, "my way."
And the fountain murmured, "My cruel doom
Is to play -- and play -- and play."
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