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Стихи. (В переводах разных авторов) - читать онлайн бесплатно полную версию книги . Страница 54

The Cloak, the Boat and the Shoes

"What do you make so fair and bright?'

"I make the cloak of Sorrow:

O lovely to see in all men's sight

Shall be the cloak of Sorrow,

In all men's sight.'

"What do you build with sails for flight?'

"I build a boat for Sorrow:

O swift on the seas all day and night

Saileth the rover Sorrow,

All day and night.'

"What do you weave with wool so white?'

"I weave the shoes of Sorrow:

Soundless shall be the footfall light

In all men's ears of Sorrow,

Sudden and light.'