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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LEAFY WARWICKSHIRE, by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE Poet's Biography
First Line: Why will your mind for ever go
Last Line: For leafy warwickshire!
Subject(s): Country Life; Warwickshire, England
First Line: Why will your mind for ever go
Last Line: For leafy warwickshire!
Subject(s): Country Life; Warwickshire, England
WHY will your mind for ever go
To meads in sunny Greece?
Our song-birds have as fine a flow,
Our sheep as fair a fleece;
Among our hills the honey-bee,
And in the leaning pear—
I tell you there is Arcady
In leafy Warwickshire.
Our maids can match Diana's shape,
And thread the woodland way;
They sing, and from the trees escape
Birds musical as they:
As Orpheus once Eurydice,
The thrush he draws my dear—
I tell you there is Arcady
In leafy Warwickshire.
Our English fountains are not mute,
And Fancy's ear may catch
The mellow airs of pipe and flute
Where blushing maidens snatch
The hasty garb lest shepherds see
Their bosoms soft and clear—
I tell you there is Arcady
In leafy Warwickshire.
Apollo's in the winding lane!
And Cupid with his smile
Comes splendidly across the plain
To walk with us a mile:
The milkmaid's kiss, the country peace
Delight us living here,
Content to barter all of Greece
For leafy Warwickshire!
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