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Silenus

By Thomas Woolner
Woolner, Thomas (1825-1892)

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SILENUS
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PART FIRST
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BOOK I.
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BOOK II.
 III. 
BOOK III.
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BOOK IV.
 V. 
BOOK V.
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PART SECOND
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BOOK I.
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BOOK II.
 III. 
BOOK III.
 IV. 
BOOK IV.
 V. 
BOOK V.

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“Prettily spoken, O voluptuous nymph!
Another wile to fan the flame yet higher
By coy resistance irresistible!
Erewhile I said rarely had beauty been
Temptation in more captivating shape;
But now so glowingly hath passion's fire
Inspired its blushes to the full-blown rose,
No other fruit can blush so ripe and sweet
To quench with sweetness lips of God athirst.
Then heed the speeding chance; in forest shade
Let us away to regions unexplored.”
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