RUBIES.
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hey brought me rubies from the mine,And held them to the sun;I said, they are drops of frozen wineFrom Eden's vats that run. I looked again,--I thought them heartsOf friends to friends unknown;Tides that should warm each neighbouring lifeAre locked in sparkling stone. But fire to thaw that ruddy snow,To break enchanted ice,And give love's scarlet tides to flow,--When shall that sun arise?
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