The Milk Jug's Fall

The milk-jug falls and breaks on the floor,
A bashful figure rises, white.
Milk, afraid of everything, stands,
Clad in a nightgown, pale and slight.

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Victorian English poet known for his lyrical verse, classical themes, and controversial subject matter. A major figure of the Aesthetic movement.

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