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Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern British Poetry. 1920.

Stephen Phillips1868–1915

Beautiful Lie the Dead

BEAUTIFUL lie the dead;

Clear comes each feature;

Satisfied not to be,

Strangely contented.

Like ships, the anchor dropped,

Furled every sail is;

Mirrored with all their masts

In a deep water.