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Name: A Reading of Life, Other Poems - 2
Author: George Meredith

Sunshine might we have been unto seed under soil, or have scattered
Seed to ascendant suns brighter than any that shone.
Even the limp-legged beggar a sick desperado has flattered
Back to a half-sloughed life cheered by the mere human tone.

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Chicago: George Meredith, "2," A Reading of Life, Other Poems, ed. Sutherland, Alexander, 1853-1902 and trans. Seaton, R. C. in A Reading of Life, Other Poems (New York: George E. Wood, ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892), Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3TGEEE24K7EEGNQ.

MLA: Meredith, George. "2." A Reading of Life, Other Poems, edited by Sutherland, Alexander, 1853-1902, and translated by Seaton, R. C., in A Reading of Life, Other Poems, New York, George E. Wood, ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892, Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3TGEEE24K7EEGNQ.

Harvard: Meredith, G, '2' in A Reading of Life, Other Poems, ed. and trans. . cited in ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892, A Reading of Life, Other Poems, George E. Wood, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3TGEEE24K7EEGNQ.