Versos English Epes Sargent The Literati of New York/No. IV/Epes Sargent

English poem

The Literati of New York/No. IV/Epes Sargent

by (1872–1938)

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"But, oh, Aurora's crimson light, That makes the watch-fire dim, Is not a more transporting sight Than Ellen is to him. He pineth not for fields and brooks, Wild flowers and singing birds, For summer smileth in her looks And singeth in her words."