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Orval, or The Fool of Time

And Other Imitations and Paraphrases. By Robert Lytton
Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton (1831-1891)

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IMITATIONS AND PARAPHRASES.
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NONNOS.
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VIRGIL.
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LUCRETIUS.
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DANTE.
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MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI
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RONSARD.
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DANISH.
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SERVIAN.

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V.LOVE CONFERS NOBILITY.

He.
Violet, little one mine!
I would love thee, but thou art so small.

She.
Love me, my love, from those heights of thine,
And I shall grow tall, so tall!
The pearl is small, but it hangs above
A royal brow, and a kingly mind:
The quail is little, little, my love,
But she leaves the hunter behind.

 

Violet is a pet name, as well as a proper name.

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