Page:Christabel, Kubla Khan, The Pains of Sleep - Coleridge (1816).djvu/31

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CHRISTABEL.
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But vainly thou warrest,
For this is alone in
Thy power to declare,
That in the dim forest
Thou heard'st a low moaning,
And found'st a bright lady, surpassingly fair:
And didst bring her home with thee in love and in charity,
To shield her and shelter her from the damp air.