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edward bailey : surf riding, 1870 |
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All round is pali,
trickling down
With many a rill
towards the town,
Which meeting
all, a babbling stream
Flows rushing
emerald banks between
To where 'tis
lost within the sea
Among huge rollers
of the lea.
And here the naiads
sporting go
On rampant waves
in ceaseless flow ;
Well poised upon
the feathery comb,
Like arrows'
flight they ride the foam ;
A manly sport,
with art complex,
Oft shared in
by the softer sex.
A dreamy soul,
in such a place,
Might while away
a life-long race ;
But I could ne'er
my wits curtail,
Within this lotus
eaters tale.
Bailey, Edward:
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