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...Whetherfor lustral rite or dire portent, Of its own arduous fulness reverent : Carve it in ivory or in ebony, As Day or Night may rule ; and let Time see Its flowering crest impearlcd and orient. A Sonnet is a coin : its face reveals The soul, — its converse, to what Power...

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...Whether for lustral rite or dire portent, Of its own arduous fulness reverent : Carve it in ivory or in ebony, As Day or Night may rule ; and let Time see...to the august appeals Of Life, or dower in Love's high retinue, It serve ; or 'mid the dark wharfs cavernous breath, In Charon's palm it pay the toll...

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