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The Cloud Chorus From the Greek by Andrew Lang From “The Clouds” SOCRATES SPEAKS. HITHER, come hither, ye Clouds renowned, and unveil yourselves here; Come, though ye dwell on the sacred crests of Olympian snow, Or whether ye dance with the Nereid Choir in the gardens clear... Poet: Aristophanes	The Cloud I Bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to... Poet: Percy Bysshe Shelley	The Evening Cloud A Cloud lay cradled near the setting sun, A gleam of crimson tinged its braided snow; Long had I watched the glory moving on O’er the still radiance of the lake below. Tranquil its spirit seemed, and floated slow! Even in its very motion there was... Poet: John Wilson	The Little Cloud [1853] AS 1 when, on Carmel’s sterile steep, The ancient prophet bowed the knee, And seven times sent his servant forth To look toward the distant sea; There came at last a little cloud, Scarce larger than the human hand, Spreading... Poet: John Howard Bryant
The Sun retired to a cloud The Sun retired to a cloud A Woman's shawl as big — And then he sulked in mercury Upon a scarlet log — The drops on Nature's forehead stood Home flew the loaded bees — The South unrolled a purple fan... Poet: