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First Line: Midways of a walled garden
Last Line: From the flower-moulded cornices
Variant Title(s): Ladies' Gar


Sure, here is the full text of "Golden Wings" by William Morris:
O birds with golden wings,
O birds that float and flee,
Across the sky of spring,
Across the happy sea.
O birds that sing and fly,
With wings like burnished gold,
What joy it is to lie
Upon the earth so old,
And hear your sweet voices ring
In the tranquil air above,
While the flowers fair of spring
Are blooming round with love.
O birds with golden wings,
O birds that float and flee,
Teach us to see the things
That are and things to be;
Teach us to find the way
To the land of peace and rest,
Where the flowers of life for aye
Are blooming at their best.
O birds with golden wings,
O birds that sing and fly,
Teach us to do the things
That are the things on high;
Teach us to live and love
In the tranquil air above,
And to seek the things that move
With the spirit of true love.






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