Versos English Algernon Charles Swinburne Abihail

English poem

Abihail

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I am the queen of Tyrians. My hair was glorious for twelve spans, That dried to loose dust afterward. My stature was a strong man's length: My neck was like a place of strength Built with white walls, even and hard, Like the first noise of rain leaves catch One from another, snatch by snatch, Is my praise, hissed against and marred.