He stands as high in his own estimate
as Everest, yet never rests to show
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Seventy seasons sliced by harvest scythe,
sent spent from feast’s fields to untimely grave,
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Sharing s[w]eep[s]takes s[t]ates each sense
As in a magic meeting meant
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Rising waters. Few escape Eye’s aim.
Energies mischannelled, modern man
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White sheet resembles virgin bride,
unblemished, waiting tender hand
to st[r]oke the fire which out of hand
flares up in ph[r]ases to deride
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Swift spinning wheel revolves within,
revel keyed to rainbow bright,
now wing weft warps, now weaves from sight,
enters, leaves as senses spin.
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Alliterative Love Letter
Adored and angelic Amelia. Accept an ardent and artless amorist's affections, alleviate an anguished admirer's alarms, and answer an amorous applicant's avowed ardour. Ah, Amelia! all appears an awful aspect! Ambition, avarice and arrogance, alas are attractive allurements, and abase an ardent attachment. Appease an aching and affectionate adorer's alarms, and anon acknowledge affianced Albert's alliance as agreeable and acceptable.
Anxiously awaiting an affectionate and affirmative answer, accept an ardent admirer's aching adieu. Always angelic and admirable Amelia's admiring and affectionate amorist, Albert
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