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EROS.


I.

Eros, from rest in isles far-famed,
With rising Anthesterion rose,
And all Hellenic heights acclaimed
Eros.


The sea one pearl, the shore one rose,
All round him all the flower-month flamed
And lightened, laughing off repose.


Earth's heart, sublime and unashamed,
Knew, even perchance as man's heart knows,
The thirst of all men's nature named
Eros.