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THE ISLES, FR. MARDI by HERMAN MELVILLE

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE ISLES HOLD THEE NOT, THOU DEPARTED!
Last Line: SPRING BIRDS, TO FAR CLIMES, WING THEIR WAY!

The isles hold thee not, thou departed!
From thy bower, now issues no lay: --
In vain we recall perished warblings:
Spring birds, to far climes, wing their way!



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