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Poems by Richard Francis Burton

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On A Ferry Boat

...  Then, lifting eyes, ye saints in heaven, what pain &emsp ...

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The Forefather

... Am I ware of the crash of conflict,— &emsp ...

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In Sleep

... Nor yet the blessedness of strength regained, &emsp ...

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Love Is Strong

...   But her strength is the wind’s wild strength above, &emsp ...

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The First Song

... But held the first his whole life long &emsp ...

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Extras

...   Meanwhile the crocuses down the street &emsp ...

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An Unpraised Picture

... ”   And that was all, no thought of praise, forsooth! &emsp ...

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The Polar Quest

...   The polar quest! Life’s offer to the strong! &emsp ...