Winged soul of beauty, tropic in desire, Thy love seems ali… - Joel Benton

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Winged soul of beauty, tropic in desire,
Thy love seems alien in our northern zone;
Thou giv'st to our green lands a burst of fire
And callest back the fables we disown.
The hot equator thou mightst well inspire,
Or stand above some Eastern monarch’s throne.

Joel Benton

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(May 29, 1832 – September 15, 1911) was an American writer, poet and lecturer.

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