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Spun-Yarn and Spindrift

By Norah M. Holland

2019-04-12 18:36:35

"[...] Argosies that sail forever, laden down with hopes and fears, Ships of dream, returning never, though she waits throughout the years, Waits, with eyes wherein the laughter grows more sorrowful than tears. One by one her children leave her-stalw ... Read more
"[...] Argosies that sail forever, laden down with hopes and fears, Ships of dream, returning never, though she waits throughout the years, Waits, with eyes wherein the laughter grows more sorrowful than tears. One by one her children leave her-stalwart sons and daughters fair, Straining eyes grown dim with anguish as her hilltops melt in air; Bending from her cliffs she watches, drinking deep of their despair.[...]". Less

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File size45.652 KB
Print pages78
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781409951766
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Norah M. Holland
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Norah Mary Holland (1876-1925) was a Canadian poet.Holland was born in Collingwood, Ontario, the daughter of Elizabeth (Yeats) and John H. Holland. Her mother was a 1st cousin of Irish poet William Bu...

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