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Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern British Poetry.  1920.
 
Stephen Phillips. 1868–1915
 
61. Beautiful Lie the Dead
 
BEAUTIFUL lie the dead; 
  Clear comes each feature; 
Satisfied not to be, 
  Strangely contented. 
  
Like ships, the anchor dropped,         5
  Furled every sail is; 
Mirrored with all their masts 
  In a deep water. 
 
 
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