DAPHNE f( E$ l2 F% e( |
6 f$ [8 s/ H( K: G# K6 T, cDaphne,what a beam of beauty,3 o" o! D/ G/ Q2 r# {9 g" |& }+ P/ Z
Thy blooming face,thy grace deity,9 n. ^' d0 E3 Q; v; y
Why wander hasty,, e. f) U6 M, N1 c. K# v/ v" p7 F
Into a still laurel with undying love8 \. T7 V1 m# b
to fly a poet's heart dove?
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By night luna-veiling, I can't see
. S3 Z. D6 w$ C8 {3 x6 y: p2 NThy statue-like grief as blue sea,0 T5 ?4 ^9 J0 c
Thus only with Icarian wax-pinions,
" { a& l ]$ r6 \ i1 ALet me forward that bright zenith,
* a+ I* _1 g5 U% v. E4 T) Q" eNearer,nearer,
! o7 X+ G9 s$ `$ \; B+ }To reveal his fierce pursuiting,
8 w, U- ?: ]! }% n, T, [Then melting. |