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THE FOREST by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)

Poet Analysis

First Line: BY WOODMAN'S EDGE I FAINT AND FAIL
Last Line: SWIFT, SWIFT BEFORE THE WIND I GO.
Subject(s): FORESTS; WOODS;
PEAR TREE
BY WOODMAN'S EDGE I FAINT AND FAIL;
By craftsman's edge I tell the tale.

CHESTNUT-TREE
High in the wood, high o'er the hall,
Aloft I rise when low I fall.

OAK-TREE
Unmoved I stand what wind may blow.
Swift, swift before the wind I go.



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