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IX.—THE EMBRACE.
Oh marvellous embrace of death and life,
What will the final wondrous issue be?
Red rose what is thine own futurity,
Now thou art unto death a flower-lipped wife?
What shall be, now, the ending of this strife?
Now thou hast kissed the mouth of death shall he
Forsake his old malign ascendancy—
Will all his valleys now with buds be rife?
What will the final wondrous issue be?
Red rose what is thine own futurity,
Now thou art unto death a flower-lipped wife?
What shall be, now, the ending of this strife?
Now thou hast kissed the mouth of death shall he
Forsake his old malign ascendancy—
Will all his valleys now with buds be rife?
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Oh woman, woman, surely this strange tale
Has utter meaning—Love upon life's air
Pours immortality, and thou art pale
With over-love, a lily in thine hair,
A rose upon thy breast: cast off thy veil,
Kill death with body over-sweet to bear.
Has utter meaning—Love upon life's air
Pours immortality, and thou art pale
With over-love, a lily in thine hair,
A rose upon thy breast: cast off thy veil,
Kill death with body over-sweet to bear.
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