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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 1. OFF GIBRALTAR, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Beyond the sleepy hills of spain
Last Line: For me a delicate despair.
Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs.
Subject(s): Gibraltar
First Line: Beyond the sleepy hills of spain
Last Line: For me a delicate despair.
Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs.
Subject(s): Gibraltar
BEYOND the sleepy hills of Spain,
The sun goes down in yellow mist,
The sky is fresh with dewy stars
Above a sea of amethyst.
Yet in the city of my love
High noon burns all the heavens bare--
For him the happiness of light,
For me a delicate despair.
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