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Слушать(AI)Two Lacquer Prints
The Emperor's
CE, in the sultry heat of midsummer,
An Emperor caused the miniature mountains in his
To be covered with white silk,
That so crowned,
They might cool his
With the sparkle of snow.
MeditationA wise man,
Watching the stars pass across the sky,
Remarked:
In the upper air the fireflies move more slowly.
Amy Lowell
Amy Lawrence Lowell (February 9, 1874 – May 12, 1925) was an American poet of the imagist school, which was promoting a return to classical valu
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