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Eidolon; or, The Course of a Soul; and Other Poems

Cassels, Walter Richard, 1826-1907· 2 chapters· 12,886 words

In the blue Ægean is Cyprus, Set in the midst of the waters Like a starry isle in the ocean of heaven. The waters ripple around it With soft and luminous motion, Strewing the silvery sands With shells amaranthine, and flowers Borne from amid the white coral stems, Like off'rin...

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Forth went he from the ebb and flow of men, Whose busy vortex drowneth quiet thought, To hold communion with wise Nature's soul In solitude. Amongst lone woods he roamed, Listin...

1. Chapter 1

In the blue Ægean is Cyprus, Set in the midst of the waters Like a starry isle in the ocean of heaven. The waters ripple around it With soft and luminous motion, Strewing the si...