Quote#Speech
He seem'd as lithe and free and tall
Quote byJoaquin Miller · 1837–1913
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Ship in the Desert (1875), III, p. 23..
English (original)
He seem'd as lithe and free and tall And restless as the boughs that stir Perpetual topt poplar trees. And one, that one, had eyes to teach The art of love, and tongue to preach Life's hard and sober homilies; And yet his eager hands, his speech, All spoke the bold adventurer; While zoned about the belt of each There swung a girt of steel, till all Did seem a walking arsenal.
— Joaquin Miller
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