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THE LILY OF THE VALE by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS

Poet Analysis

First Line: SEE BENDING TO THE GENTLE GALE
Last Line: THAT BLOSSOMS IN THIS WILD RETREAT.
Subject(s): FLOWERS; LILIES;
SEE bending to the gentle gale,
The modest lily of the vale;
Hid in its leaf of tender green,
Mark its soft and simple mien.
Thus sometimes Merit blooms retired,
By genius, taste, and fancy fired;
And thus 'tis oft the wanderer's lot,
To rove to Merit's peaceful cot,
As I have found the lily sweet,
That blossoms in this wild retreat.





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