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THE SPELL
Now as I lean to whisper
To earth the last farewells,
The sly witch lays upon me
The subtlest of her spells:
To earth the last farewells,
The sly witch lays upon me
The subtlest of her spells:
Beauty that was not for me,
The love that was denied,
Their high disdainful sweetness
Now melted from their pride:
The love that was denied,
Their high disdainful sweetness
Now melted from their pride:
They run to me in vision,
All promise in their gaze,
All earth's heart-choking magic,
Madness of nights and days.
All promise in their gaze,
All earth's heart-choking magic,
Madness of nights and days.
“These gifts are in my treasure,
Though fleeting be the breath;
Here only to wild giving
Is love made fire by death.
Though fleeting be the breath;
Here only to wild giving
Is love made fire by death.
“This spell I put upon thee
Must in thy being burn,
Till from the Heavenly City
To me thou shalt return.”
Must in thy being burn,
Till from the Heavenly City
To me thou shalt return.”
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