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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LYRIC NAME, by ALICE FERRIN HENSEY
First Line: O helen! Flowered loveliness
Last Line: The lyric of your name.
Subject(s): Hearts; Love
First Line: O helen! Flowered loveliness
Last Line: The lyric of your name.
Subject(s): Hearts; Love
O Helen! flowered loveliness
To whose shrine all hearts come,
As in the days when god-men stormed
High-towered Ilium.
For love of you a thousand ships
Were given to the flame,
And on all lovers' lips you set
The lyric of your name.
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