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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SET OF MOON, by WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY Poet's Biography
First Line: The archeress had gone
Last Line: The city of the gods that never sleep.
Subject(s): Archers And Archery; Cities; Moon; Urban Life
First Line: The archeress had gone
Last Line: The city of the gods that never sleep.
Subject(s): Archers And Archery; Cities; Moon; Urban Life
The archeress had gone;
A western hill across her path still bore
The magic of her recent footing there;
And upwards all the air was lustral pure.
The city slept, but far above shone bright
The city of the gods that never sleep.
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