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Ariadne to Theseus.
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Sunlight to the river,Moonlight to the sea,
As false and as fleeting
Thou hast been to me.
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And I've been like the lilyThat to the summer clings,
Or like the nightingale
That to the sweet rose sings:
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That wooing never ceasesFor her indifference,
And never his beloved flower
Reproaching will incense.
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But thou more cruel than the roseHast left me faithlessly,
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Over thy perfidy.
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Soft breezes! waft him notAcross the wide wide sea;
Ingulph, just waves of Ocean!
The wretch who flies from me.
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Ah no! 'tis vain! AffectionFor my false love still remains:
Blow, breezes! Peace, ye waters!
Revenge not ye my pains!
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May happiness attend thee,Who hast ta'en from me all joy!
Be thine unmixèd pleasure;
Be mine the sad alloy!
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