Will no one tell me what she sings? — Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things And battles long ago; Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of today Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Page 296edited by - 1889Full view - About this book
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