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Escape

Elinor Wylie

When foxes eat the last gold grape, And the last white antelope is killed, I shall stop fighting and escape Into a little house I'll build.
But first I'll shrink to fairy size, With a whispe ... [+]

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The Eagle and the Mole

Elinor Wylie

Avoid the reeking herd, Shun the polluted flock, Live like that stoic bird, The eagle of the rock.
The huddled warmth of crowds Begets and fosters hate; He keeps above the clouds His cliff ... [+]

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Wild Peaches

Elinor Wylie

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When the world turns completely upside down You say we’ll emigrate to the Eastern Shore Aboard a river-boat from Baltimore; We’ll live among wild peach trees, miles from town, You’ll ... [+]