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TO A SEABIRD; EPIGRAM by WILLIAM WATSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: FAIN WOULD I HAVE THEE BARTER FATES WITH ME
Last Line: BUT NO, -- 'T WERE CRUEL, WILD-WING'D BLISS! TO THEE.
Subject(s): BIRDS;
FAIN would I have thee barter fates with me, --
Lone loiterer where the shells like jewels be,
Hung on the fringe and frayed hem of the sea.
But no, -- 't were cruel, wild-wing'd Bliss! to thee.



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