The lovers in the flowers will find
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pon the peace; and, past desiring,So high a beauty in the air, And such a light, and such a quiring,And such a radiant ecstasy there, They’l] know not if it’s fire, or dew,Or out of earth, or in the height, Singing, or flame, or scent, or hue,Or two that pass, in light, to light, Out of the garden, higher, higher. .. . |But in that instant they shall learn The shattering ecstasy of our fire,And the weak passionless hearts will burn And faint in that amazing glow,Until the darkness close above;And they will know—poor fools, they’llknow !—One moment, what it is to love. 53
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