"What the Thunder Said" Annotations
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==Stanza 8== | ==Stanza 8== | ||
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I sat upon the shore | I sat upon the shore | ||
Fishing, with the arid plain behind me | Fishing, with the arid plain behind me | ||
Shall I at least set my lands in order? | Shall I at least set my lands in order? | ||
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London Bridge is falling down falling down falling down | London Bridge is falling down falling down falling down | ||
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+ | ===Lines 428-430=== | ||
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Poi s'ascose nel foco che gli affina | Poi s'ascose nel foco che gli affina | ||
Quando fiam ceu chelidon - O swallow swallow | Quando fiam ceu chelidon - O swallow swallow | ||
Le Prince d'Aquitaine a la tour abolie 430 | Le Prince d'Aquitaine a la tour abolie 430 | ||
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+ | ===Lines 431-432=== | ||
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These fragments I have shored against my ruins | These fragments I have shored against my ruins | ||
Why then Ile fit you. Hieronymo's mad againe. | Why then Ile fit you. Hieronymo's mad againe. | ||
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+ | ===Lines 433-434=== | ||
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Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. | Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. | ||
Shantih shantih shantih | Shantih shantih shantih |