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The brook went mad with melody, Eddied in laughter when she kissed With naked feet its amethyst— And I—I fell in love; ah me!

From Kentucky Poems by Cawein, Madison J.

And my eyes Were dazzled and drunk with the misty gold, The golden glory that drowned and crowned me Eddied and swayed through the room .

From The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke by Brooke, Rupert

From the swift sweep of wings The atmosphere in flaming sparkles flew; 125 And where the burning wheels Eddied above the mountain's loftiest peak Was traced a line of lightning.

From The Daemon of the World by Shelley, Percy Bysshe

"Rise up!" said she with voice where song Eddied through speech, "rise up; be strong: And learn how right avenges wrong."

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

The brook droned mystic melodies, Eddied in laughter when she kissed With naked feet its amethyst Of waters stained by blooming trees.

From Blooms of the Berry by Cawein, Madison J.