LVII

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LVII

O leave the palm to wither by itself;

Let not quick Winter chill its dying hour!⁠—

It may not be⁠—those Baälites of pelf,

Her brethren, noted the continual shower

From her dead eyes: and many a curious elf,

Among her kindred, wonder’d that such dower

Of youth and beauty should be thrown aside

By one mark’d out to be a Noble’s bride.