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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NINE DESIRES, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography
First Line: The desire of the fairy women, dew
Last Line: The desire of the soul, wisdom.
Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona
Subject(s): Desire; Fairies; Men; Nature; Poetry & Poets; Soul; Women; Elves
First Line: The desire of the fairy women, dew
Last Line: The desire of the soul, wisdom.
Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona
Subject(s): Desire; Fairies; Men; Nature; Poetry & Poets; Soul; Women; Elves
The desire of the fairy women, dew:
The desire of the fairy host, wind:
The desire of the raven, blood:
The desire of the snipe, the wilderness:
The desire of the seamew, the lawns of the sea:
The desire of the poet, the soft low music of the Tribe of the Green Mantles:
The desire of man, the love of woman:
The desire of women, the little clan:
The desire of the soul, wisdom.
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