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Desideria Surprised by joy—impatient as the Wind I turned to share the transport—Oh! with whom But Thee, long buried in the silent Tomb, That spot which no vicissitude can find? Love, faithful love, recalled thee to my mind— But how could I forget thee?—Through what power,... Poet: William Wordsworth	To a Butterfly I’ve watched you now a full half-hour, Self-poised upon that yellow flower; And, little Butterfly! indeed I know not if you sleep or feed. How motionless!—not frozen seas More motionless! and then What joy awaits you, when the breeze Hath found you out among... Poet: William Wordsworth	The Indian Serenade I arise from dreams of thee In the first sweet sleep of night, When the winds are breathing low, And the stars are shining bright. I arise from dreams of thee, And a spirit in my feet Hath led me—who knows how? To thy chamber window, Sweet! The... Poet: Percy Bysshe Shelley	To F.J.S. I read, dear friend, in your dear face Your life’s tale told with perfect grace; The river of your life, I trace Up the sun-chequered, devious bed To the far-distant fountain-head. Not one quick beat of your warm heart, Nor thought that came to you apart,... Poet: Robert Louis Stevenson
We Have Been Friends Together We have been friends together, In sunshine and in shade; Since first beneath the chestnut-trees In infancy we played. But coldness dwells within thy heart, A cloud is on thy brow; We have been friends together— Shall a light word part us now? We... Poet: Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton	Silentium Amoris As often-times the too resplendent sun Hurries the pallid and reluctant moon Back to her sombre cave, ere she hath won A single ballad from the nightingale, So doth thy Beauty make my lips to fail, And all my sweetest singing out of tune. And as at dawn across the... Poet: Oscar Wilde	Il bacio Baiser ! rose trémière au jardin des caresses ! Vif accompagnement sur le clavier des dents Des doux refrains qu’Amour chante en les cœurs ardents, Avec sa voix d’archange aux langueurs charmeresses ! Sonore et gracieux Baiser, divin Baiser ! Volupté non pareille,... Poet: Paul Verlaine	Les bijoux Poet: Charles Baudelaire
La chevelure Poet: Charles Baudelaire	Elle était déchaussée, elle était décoiffée... Poet: Victor Hugo

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