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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BARRIER, by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON Poet's Biography
First Line: Last night I dreamed I stood once more
Last Line: When once we stand outside!
Alternate Author Name(s): Duclaux, Madame Emile; Darmesteter, Mary; Robinson, A. Mary F.
Subject(s): Youth
First Line: Last night I dreamed I stood once more
Last Line: When once we stand outside!
Alternate Author Name(s): Duclaux, Madame Emile; Darmesteter, Mary; Robinson, A. Mary F.
Subject(s): Youth
LAST night I dreamed I stood once more
Beneath our garden wall.
I saw the willows bending grey,
The poplar springing tall.
O paths where oft I plucked the rose,
O steeple in the sky,
O Common swelling darkly green,
How glad at heart was I!
My hand I raised to lift the latch,
But lo, the gate was gone!
And all around, ay, all around
There ran a wall of stone...
O years when oft we plucked the rose,
When oft we laughed and cried!
Thou hast no gate, O Youth, our Youth,
When once we stand outside!
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