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Lyrics of Nature, Art and Love. By Francis William Bourdillon
Bourdillon, Francis William (1852-1921)

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Part I Art and Nature
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Part II Love
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Part III Man's Love
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Part IV Maiden's Love

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[Halcyon, by the gods' decree]

Halcyon, by the gods' decree,
For her love and sorrow's wage,
Nesteth in a summer sea,
Though the winter round doth rage.
Since the gods love lovers so,
They may jest at fortune's jars;
Ports they have no pilots know,
And in storm behold the stars.
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