Beautiful Lie the Dead

Stephen Phillips

1864 to 1915

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Track 1

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Beautiful lie the dead;
 Clear comes each feature;
not to be,
 Strangely contented.

Like ships, the dropped,
 Furled every sail is;
Mirrored with all masts
 In a deep water.