Lotus and Jewel Containing "In an Indian Temple", "A Casket of Gems", "A Queen's Revenge": With Other Poems: By Edwin Arnold |
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A Love-Song of Henri Quatre.
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A Love-Song of Henri Quatre.
Come, rosy Day!
Come quick—I pray—
I am so glad when I thee see!
Because my Fair,
Who is so dear,
Is rosy-red and white like thee.
Come quick—I pray—
I am so glad when I thee see!
Because my Fair,
Who is so dear,
Is rosy-red and white like thee.
She lives, I think
On heavenly drink
Dawn-dew, which Hebe pours for her;
Else—when I sip
At her soft lip
How smells it of ambrosia?
On heavenly drink
Dawn-dew, which Hebe pours for her;
Else—when I sip
At her soft lip
How smells it of ambrosia?
She is so fair
None can compare;
And, oh, her slender waist divine!
Her sparkling eyes
Set in the skies
The morning star would far outshine!
None can compare;
And, oh, her slender waist divine!
Her sparkling eyes
Set in the skies
The morning star would far outshine!
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Only to hear
Her voice so clear
The village gathers in the street;
And Tityrus,
Grown one of us,
Leaves piping on his flute so sweet.
Her voice so clear
The village gathers in the street;
And Tityrus,
Grown one of us,
Leaves piping on his flute so sweet.
The Graces three,
Where'er she be,
Call all the Loves to flutter nigh;
And what she'll say,—
Speak when she may,—
Is full of sense and majesty!
Where'er she be,
Call all the Loves to flutter nigh;
And what she'll say,—
Speak when she may,—
Is full of sense and majesty!
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