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The new-born May, As cradled yet in April's lap she lay. Born in yon blaze of orient sky, Sweet May! thy radiant form unfold, Unclose thy blue voluptuous eye, And wave thy shadowy locks of gold.
The new-born May, As cradled yet in April's lap she lay. Born in yon blaze of orient sky, Sweet May! thy radiant form unfold, Unclose thy blue voluptuous eye, And wave thy shadowy locks of gold.
Approximate author period: c. 1766 AD · early modern
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- Erasmus Darwin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1766 AD · early modern
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- Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations (1901) (1901 AD)
Quote1168 · printed citation: ERASMUS DARWIN: L. of the Plants, Canto ii., Line 307.
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