III

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson · (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
Part of The Palace of Art

Thereon I built it firm. Of ledge or shelf

⁠The rock rose clear, or winding stair.

My soul would live alone unto herself

⁠In her high palace there.

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