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11A lily-girl, not made for this world's pain,A fair slim boy not made for this world’s pain,
22With brown, soft hair close braided by her ears, With hair of gold thick clustering round his ears,
33And longing eyes half veiled by slumberous tears And longing eyes half veiled by foolish tears
44Like bluest water seen through mists of rain:Like bluest water seen through mists of rain;
55Pale cheeks whereon no love hath left its stain,Pale cheeks whereon no kiss hath left its stain,
66Red underlip drawn in for fear of love, Red under-lip drawn in for fear of Love,
77And white throat, whiter than the silvered dove, And white throat, whiter than the breast of dove —
88Through whose wan marble creeps one purple vein.Alas! alas! if all should be in vain.
99Yet, though my lips shall praise her without cease,Corn-fields behind, and reapers all a-row
1010Even to kiss her feet I am not bold,In weariest labour, toiling wearily,
1111Being o'ershadowed by the wings of awe.To no sweet sound of laughter, or of lute;
1212Like Dante, when he stood with BeatriceAnd careless of the crimson sunset-glow,
1313Beneath the flaming Lion's breast, and sawThe boy still dreams; nor knows that night is nigh,
1414The seventh Crystal, and the Stair of Gold.And in the night-time no man gathers fruit.

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