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THE PILGRIM OF THE UPLAND MEADOWS by WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY

First Line: DIVERGING TRAILS WE CLIMB
Last Line: OR ELSE A QUIET STONE.
Subject(s): FIELDS; PASTURES; MEADOWS; LEAS;

Diverging trails we climb,
But if you find a flower
I will applaud its perfume,
I will confess its power.

I seek an amaranth
More lovely than its name,
For me a very heart's rue,
For your hearts not the same.

It blows above the blue
Far-vistaed Paphian sea,
Or so the woman said
Whose green eyes 'sorcelled me.

Joy to you in your meadows,
But I'll search mine alone
And find an amaranth
Or else a quiet stone.



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