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eeks and weeks we had loved beneath that blazing blue,Which had lost the art of raining, as her eyes to-day had too,While she told what, as by sleight,Shot our firmament with rays of ruddy hue. V For the wonder and the wormwood of the wholeWas that what in realms of reason would have joyed our double soulWore a torrid tragic lightUnder order-keeping’s rigorous control.
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