DAPHNE
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| f/ K+ s) W6 pDaphne,what a beam of beauty,2 s! a$ H& P" Y2 N, e+ `
Thy blooming face,thy grace deity,' ~9 W+ l6 ]$ I$ [. i& v% u8 d
Why wander hasty,/ [. N; J0 a# _; b8 O
Into a still laurel with undying love
8 G& v5 n+ V+ y( M0 l2 b) t; f% `' Ito fly a poet's heart dove?: \# t4 R H' O
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By night luna-veiling, I can't see
6 X+ p; X/ S5 v! z' c( }- AThy statue-like grief as blue sea,- C4 ^7 u/ H0 T. h1 H G
Thus only with Icarian wax-pinions,& c- ~* { `" I. f9 M
Let me forward that bright zenith, n b8 I& X$ C" D7 {. Q% k
Nearer,nearer,
: S: Z; H& Q- ^; }To reveal his fierce pursuiting,
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