DAPHNE$ b1 Y. G$ U7 I3 p- x g
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Daphne,what a beam of beauty,
K% a( m r" U& J. l- ]! I2 c, XThy blooming face,thy grace deity,
: w5 {) J1 ^8 e( j! ~( a" `Why wander hasty,
3 O' |5 g7 b& q- \7 ~Into a still laurel with undying love
4 f( Q. S! g3 ~: k1 Fto fly a poet's heart dove?
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By night luna-veiling, I can't see
, P, M1 s4 K8 t8 X9 oThy statue-like grief as blue sea,
9 S, C; Z) I; ], D: y- K& |! ~+ }Thus only with Icarian wax-pinions,; Y1 T# r: o# K Z* ?" y9 }
Let me forward that bright zenith,
$ s! N% D6 Q5 E% lNearer,nearer,& p7 i6 _( o/ S1 i l% V
To reveal his fierce pursuiting,; e- d4 {7 x/ n! Y8 m, |+ w
Then melting. |