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A. H. M. DE DOMINA SUA LOQUITUR
A. H. M.
Fair of the fairest,
Rare of the rarest,
Queen of them all is Francesca, I swear!
Oh! for a sight of her!
Oh! for the right of her!
Oh! for delight of her
Fainteth my soul—but it's not with despair!
Rare of the rarest,
Queen of them all is Francesca, I swear!
Oh! for a sight of her!
Oh! for the right of her!
Oh! for delight of her
Fainteth my soul—but it's not with despair!
For, dear Aphrodité,
Exquisite, flighty,
Queen as thou art of the gods and us men,
Prostrate before thee,
Hear, I adore thee!
Restore I implore thee
This darlingest girl to my passionate ken!
Exquisite, flighty,
Queen as thou art of the gods and us men,
Prostrate before thee,
Hear, I adore thee!
Restore I implore thee
This darlingest girl to my passionate ken!
Sure an' thou hearest!
Sure an' my dearest
Longs, as I long, to renew the embrace!
Sure as my vows are thine,
So her true heart is mine!—
Sure an' my dearest
Longs, as I long, to renew the embrace!
Sure as my vows are thine,
So her true heart is mine!—
APHRODITE
“Cease, fool, to weep and pine.
Dreams but of thine that unspeakable face.”
September 14th, 1885.
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