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But just as the world grew right again,
We heard a wanderer out on the plain
Singing what none of us understood;
Yet we thought that the world grew thrice more sweet
And the meadows were blossoming under his feet.
And we felt a grand and beautiful fear,
For we knew that a marvellous thought drew near;
So we kept the glass for a little while:
And the skies grew deeper and twice as bright,
And the seas grew soft as a flower of light,
And the meadows rippled from stile to stile;
And memories danced in a musical throng
Thro' the blossom that scented the wonderful song.
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Yes; as the music changes,
Like a prismatic glass,
It takes the light and ranges
Through all the moods that pass;
Dissects the common carnival
Of passions and regrets,
And gives the world a glimpse of all
The colours it forgets.
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Alfred Noyes
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Born:
September 16, 1880
Died:
June 25, 1958
(aged 77)
Bio:
Alfred Noyes was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".
Known for:
The Highwayman (1906)
Tales of the Mermaid Tavern (1912)
The Flower of Old Japan: And Other Poems (1903)
Watchers of the Sky (1922)
The Lord of Misrule, and Other Poems (1915)
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