This poem, though new in the sense of being now for the first time printed, was written some four years ago, about the same date as the Hound of Heaven in my former volume.
- the publisher of the poem reported that Oscar Wilde said after reading it, "Why cannot I write poetry like this?"
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Francis Thompson - Sister Songs: An Offering to Two Sisters
Sister Songs: An Offering to Two Sisters
Francis Thompson
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This poem, though new in the sense of being now for the first time printed, was written some four years ago, about the same date as the Hound of Heaven in my former volume.
- the publisher of the poem reported that Oscar Wilde said after reading it, "Why cannot I write poetry like this?"