"Though fancy and the might of rhyme, That turneth like the tide, Have borne me many a musing time, Beloved, from thy side Ah yet, I pray thee, deem not Sweet, Those hours were given in vain; Within these covers to thy feet I bring them back again"
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Dedication to His Wife, Among the Millet and Other Poems (J. Duire & Son Ottawa 1888).
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Archibald Lampman
Archibald Lampman (November 17, 1861 – February 10, 1899) was a Canadian poet.
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