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ENOUGH by FORD MADOX FORD

First Line: LONG WE'D SOUGHT FOR AVALON
Last Line: THE OARS—YEA, AND YEARNED.
Subject(s): AVALON (LEGEND); SEA; OCEAN;

"Enough for you," said he, "that ye from afar have viewed this goodly thing that
all that many may never espy."—@3How They Quested, etc.@1

LONG we'd sought for Avalon,
Avalon the rest place;
Long, long we'd laboured
The oars—yea, for years.

Late, late one eventide
Saw we o'er still waters
Turrets rise and roof-frets
Golden in a glory,
Heard for a heart-beat
Women choirs and harpings
Waft down the wave-ways.

Saw we long-sought Avalon
Sink thro' still waters:
Long, long we'd laboured
The oars—yea, and yearned.



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