Emerald Story Book

<h3><SPAN name="WHITE_BUTTERFLIES">WHITE BUTTERFLIES</SPAN></h3> <p class="center"><span class="smcap">Algernon Charles Swinburne</span></p> <div class="poetry-container"> <div class="poetry"> <div class="stanza"> <div class="verse indent0">Fly, white butterflies, out to sea,</div> <div class="verse indent0">Frail, pale wings for the wind to try,</div> <div class="verse indent0">Small white wings that we scarce can see,</div> <div class="verse indent16">Fly.</div> </div> <div class="stanza"> <div class="verse indent0">Some fly light as a laugh of glee,</div> <div class="verse indent0">Some fly soft as a long, low sigh;</div> <div class="verse indent0">All to the haven where each should be,</div> <div class="verse indent16">Fly.</div> </div> </div></div> <hr class="chap" /> <!--chapter--> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN id="Page_185"></SPAN>[185]</span></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />