And elm-trees, massed like ostrich feather plumes, Are streaked and shot with fire. (Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington)

And elm-trees, massed like ostrich feather plumes, Are streaked and shot with fire.

Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington

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