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Euphrenia or the Test of Love

A poem by William Sharp
Sharp, William,1855-1905

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EUPHRENIA
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CANTO FIRST.
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CANTO SECOND.
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CANTO THIRD

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Calm, self-possessed, and quiet,
And yet withal as free
From sick'ning affectation
As from idle vanity,
No studied effort marred the effect
Her matchless beauty caused.
Hushed by her voice's Siren tones
Men in their converse paused,
Fearing to lose a single word;
And when she ceased to speak
Were silent, till their silence brought
The blush to her fair cheek.
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