Sara TeasdaleDown the hill I went, and then, I forgot the ways of men, For night-scents, heady and damp and cool Wakened ecstasy
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“Down the hill I went, and then,I forgot the ways of men,For night-scents, heady and damp and cool/Wakened ecstasy” is a poem about a young man who loses himself in the pleasures of love. After that encounter, he is inspired to travel in search of this mysterious being.
Source: Flame And Shadow
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