"Mild offspring of a dark and sullen sire! Whose modest form, so delicately fine, Was nursed in whirling storms, And cradled in the winds. Thee when young spring first question'd winter's sway, And dared the sturdy bluster to the fight, Thee on his bank he threw To mark his victory." - Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White: Mild offspring of a dark and sullen sire! Whose modest...

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"Mild offspring of a dark and sullen sire! Whose modest form, so delicately fine, Was nursed in whirling storms, And cradled in the winds. Thee when young spring first question'd winter's sway, And dared the sturdy bluster to the fight, Thee on his bank he threw To mark his victory." - Henry Kirke White

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