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THE RIVER SEVERN by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

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First Line: THIS IS THE MORNING BRIGHT AND CLEAR
Last Line: TO SEARCH HIS FACE AND FIND A SHADOW.
Subject(s): SEVERN (RIVER), ENGLAND;
This is the morning bright and clear,
To stand on top of Christchurch Hill;
We'll see the Severn, looking down,
In all his silver beauty, Love –
Where he lies basking in the sun.

My lovely Severn shines as bright
As any moon on trucks of coal,
Or sun above our greenest meadow;
Till I again defy the world
To search his face and find a shadow.



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