DAPHNE
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Daphne,what a beam of beauty,
; K7 N) \' R; E: ^Thy blooming face,thy grace deity,9 R- z. p- R4 L7 j8 O4 X f
Why wander hasty,1 I3 N( n% y1 P6 p
Into a still laurel with undying love' b; ^8 U9 O& }- K2 l5 r
to fly a poet's heart dove?
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% `0 S) M+ R. O5 `By night luna-veiling, I can't see% l# b5 G3 a1 E8 n1 H' c3 n2 Y
Thy statue-like grief as blue sea,! X4 r5 n( B& Z1 b
Thus only with Icarian wax-pinions,
) K6 m9 G9 ^2 P0 |- F- }Let me forward that bright zenith,! {0 ]& E$ b$ o
Nearer,nearer,
7 U }/ a5 x7 H' WTo reveal his fierce pursuiting,
' F2 E3 C( o8 y& t; X; V& {9 WThen melting. |