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=Aldania.= | =Aldania.= | ||
Shall I attempt the Italian skies | Shall I attempt the Italian skies | ||
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To paint a deeper blue? | To paint a deeper blue? | ||
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And deck the fields of Arcady | And deck the fields of Arcady | ||
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In more resplendent hue? | In more resplendent hue? | ||
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Or teach the nightingale to sing | Or teach the nightingale to sing | ||
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More rapturous a refrain? | More rapturous a refrain? | ||
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And tune the angels' harps in heaven | And tune the angels' harps in heaven | ||
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To some more ravishing strain? | To some more ravishing strain? | ||
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Shall I still prettier modesty | Shall I still prettier modesty | ||
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The dainty violet loan? | The dainty violet loan? | ||
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Enrich the balms of Araby | Enrich the balms of Araby | ||
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To charms beyond their own? | To charms beyond their own? | ||
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Or to the sun a candle hold, | Or to the sun a candle hold, | ||
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To show its peerless light? | To show its peerless light? | ||
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Encrust the stars with diamonds, | Encrust the stars with diamonds, | ||
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That they appear more bright? | That they appear more bright? | ||
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Oh! vainest of all vanities, | Oh! vainest of all vanities, | ||
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Such idle thoughts to raise! | Such idle thoughts to raise! | ||
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Yet vainer still it is for me | Yet vainer still it is for me | ||
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To sing my Lady's praise. C. | To sing my Lady's praise. C. | ||
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=Autumn Leaves.= | =Autumn Leaves.= | ||
Like waiting bridges in their wedding robes, | Like waiting bridges in their wedding robes, | ||
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The leaves are whispering to each other wonderingly. | The leaves are whispering to each other wonderingly. | ||
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When the next sun dawns | When the next sun dawns | ||
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They are gone. | They are gone. | ||
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And with quick rustling steps | And with quick rustling steps | ||
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And ceaseless whisperings, | And ceaseless whisperings, | ||
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They hurry onwards after the flying wind. | They hurry onwards after the flying wind. | ||
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They wander along the rainy roads | They wander along the rainy roads | ||
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=O Touch us Not.= | =O Touch us Not.= | ||
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O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen! | O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen! | ||
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The whole world fades away when your pale face | The whole world fades away when your pale face | ||
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Yearns out to us, the Saviours of Men. | Yearns out to us, the Saviours of Men. | ||
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Yea, all our luminous dreams are faded then, | Yea, all our luminous dreams are faded then, | ||
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And we hold shadows strained in our embrace. | And we hold shadows strained in our embrace. | ||
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O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen! | O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen! | ||
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No more we preach on Mountains, or have ken | No more we preach on Mountains, or have ken | ||
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Of aught to speak of. Yea, we are grown base, | Of aught to speak of. Yea, we are grown base, | ||
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We, who would fain be Saviours of Men. | We, who would fain be Saviours of Men. | ||
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For we would be the Saviours of Men. I.H. | For we would be the Saviours of Men. I.H. | ||
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