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TO ---.
Like a fragrant Havana,
Long kept from the light—
Like a cask of choice vintage,
Brought seldom to sight—
Long kept from the light—
Like a cask of choice vintage,
Brought seldom to sight—
Like a monk in his cloister,
A saint in his cell—
Like a York-river oyster
Shut tight in his shell—
A saint in his cell—
Like a York-river oyster
Shut tight in his shell—
Like a toad in a grindstone—
A clam in the sea—
This heart is imprisoned,
Fair maiden, in thee.
A clam in the sea—
This heart is imprisoned,
Fair maiden, in thee.
1838.
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