by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
One sung of thee who left the tale...
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One sung of thee who left the tale untold, Like the false dawns which perish in the bursting; Like empty cups of wrought and daedal gold, Which mock the lips with air, when they are thirsting.
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- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "Fragment: A tale untold", from Poetical Works, first published 1839 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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