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FURTHER READING
Poems by Anonymous
Adam Lay Ibounden
Eadwacer
Earth Took of Earth
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Hymn to Dionysos
Lord Randall
The Creation of the Moon
The Cruel Mother
The Lady That Loved a Swine
The maidens came
The Unquiet Grave
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Gold River Neck Riddle
by Catie Rosemurgy
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Old English riddle

 
by Anonymous

My dress is silent when I tread the ground 
Or stay at home or stir upon the waters.
Sometimes my trappings and the lofty air
Raise me above the dwelling-place of men,
And then the power of clouds carries me far
Above the people; and my ornaments
Loudly resound, send forth a melody
And clearly sing, when I am not in touch
With earth or water, but a flying spirit.



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