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Lyrics of Nature, Art and Love. By Francis William Bourdillon

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When Music Dies

The doors of Eden close
When music dies.
The odours of the rose,
The warm wind's sights—
Ev'n as a dream they fade:
The dew-washed feet
Pass from the cedarn shade
To sands and heat.