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THE ORCHARD by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)

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First Line: MIDST BITTEN MEAD AND ACRE SHORN
Last Line: THE BANNERS OF THE SPRING TO BE.
Subject(s): ORCHARDS;
MIDST BITTEN MEAD AND ACRE SHORN,
The world without is waste and worn,
But here within our orchard-close,
The guerdon of its labour shows.
O valiant Earth, O happy year
That mocks the threat of winter near,
And hangs aloft from tree to tree
The banners of the Spring to be.



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