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Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864)

Soon, O Ianthe! Life is O'er


              1Soon, O Ianthe! life is o'er,
              2      And sooner beauty's heavenly smile:
              3Grant only (and I ask no more),
              4      Let love remain that little while.


Online text copyright © 2009, Ian Lancashire (the Department of English) and the University of Toronto.
Published by the Web Development Group, Information Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries.

Original text: Walter Savage Landor, Works (London: E. Moxon, 1846). PR 4870 A25F6 1846 ROBA
First publication date: 1846
RPO poem editor: H. Kerpneck
RP edition: 3RP 3.6.
Recent editing: 4:2002/2/21

Form: Long Hymnal Measure
Rhyme: abab


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