Joaquin Miller, Songs of the Sun-Lands, Isles of the Amazons, Part III, Stanza 41.
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The gold-barr'd butterflies to and fro And over the waterside wander'd and wove As heedless and idle as clouds that rove And drift by the peaks of perpetual snow.
— Joaquin Miller on Butterflies
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About Joaquin Miller
Joaquin Miller (September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913) was the pen name of the American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller.
About Joaquin Miller
Joaquin Miller (September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913) was the pen name of the American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller.
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