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y Google so ENDYBHON. H andfuls of daisies."— <* Endymion, how strange !Dream within dream 1 "— « She took an airy range.And then, towards me, like a very maid,Came blushing, wanmg, willing, and afraid,And pressM me by the hand : Ah ! 'twas too much ;Methought I fainted at the charmed touch.Yet held my recollection, even as oneWho dives three fathoms where tlie waters runGurgling in beds of coral : for anon,I felt upmounted in that regionWhere falling stars dart their artillery forth,And eagles struggle witli the buffeting northThat balances the heavy meteor-stone ;-—Felt too, I was not fearful, nor alone,But lappM and luird along the dangerous sky.Soon, as it seem'd, we left our journeying high.And straightway into frightful eddies swoop'd ;Such as aye muster where grey time has scoop'dHuge dens and caverns in a mountain's side :There hollow sounds aroused me, and I sigh'dTo faint once more by looking on my bhss —I was disti-acted ; madly did I kissThe wooing arms which held me, and did giveMy eyes at once to death : but 'twas to live.To take in draughts of life from the gold fountOf kind and passionate looks ; to count, and countThe moments, by some greedy help that seem'dA second self, that each might be redeem'dAnd plunder'd of its load of blessedness.Ah, desi)erate mortal ! I even dared to pressHer very cheek against my crowned lip.And, at that moment, felt my body dipInto a warmer air : a moment more.Our feet were soft in flowers. There was storeOf newest joys upon that alp. SometimesA scent of violets, and blossoming limes,Loiter'd around us ; then of honey cells,.Made delicate from all white-flower bells ;And once, i^bove the edges of our nest,An arch face peep'd, — an Oread as I guess'd.
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