The Sphinx

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The Sphinx

Poet(s)

Duncan, John

Credits

Illustrator

Duncan, John

Metadata research and editing

DVPP Project Team

Source

The Evergreen 4:Winter, 64–65, December 1896.

First line

As the waters fail from the sea

Notes and attribution research

Poem is a quotation from the Book of Job (14:11-12) but is presented as a whole poem. Illustration is entitled The Sphinx and positioned on the page facing the poem. According to General Introduction to the Evergreen in Yellow Nineties Online, the Winter volume was published in December 1896. (EF, NM)

DVPP id

Numeric id of this poem in the DVPP collection: 18610

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Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry

The Sphinx