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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALLEGORY, by JOHN COWPER POWYS Poet's Biography
First Line: The clouds that pass so swiftly o'er the downs
Last Line: Must in the end be borne beyond the shore.
Subject(s): Clouds; Fables; Fate; Sea; Allegories; Destiny; Ocean
First Line: The clouds that pass so swiftly o'er the downs
Last Line: Must in the end be borne beyond the shore.
Subject(s): Clouds; Fables; Fate; Sea; Allegories; Destiny; Ocean
The clouds that pass so swiftly o'er the downs,
Huge armies of the ether, put to flight
By sudden onslaught of the ambushed wind,
Fill me with thoughts of how we human host
Are not allowed to linger in the vale,
Plucking the fruits and lotus flowers of peace;
But scattered far by Fate's invisible breath
Over the heavy hills of toil are driven
In confused flight, and know no resting-place.
But as those airy squadrons at the last
Meet the great sea and mingle with its waves,
So man, tho' driven o'er lonelier, steeper hills,
More rocky heights and drearier wildernesses,
Must in the end be borne beyond the shore.
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