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The Night Reverie in the Forest
Thou Silence, who never responds to mortal's voice, where is the secret door of Paradise?—Speak once unto me!
O Star, thou radiant spirit of the blessed Beatrice who once guided a mortal unto Heaven, brighten now my darksome path!
I, a lone pilgrim, knock at the gate of Heaven—nay, the silent castle of Repose—O Repose!
Rhyme on, Lady-Rivulet from thy mountain Memnon, thy tunable song awakening mortals' vanity-dreams!
Ah, Nakedness! Nakedness—to whom Shame and Pride are buried in the peaceful tomb of Faith!
O Star, thou radiant spirit of the blessed Beatrice who once guided a mortal unto Heaven, brighten now my darksome path!
I, a lone pilgrim, knock at the gate of Heaven—nay, the silent castle of Repose—O Repose!
Rhyme on, Lady-Rivulet from thy mountain Memnon, thy tunable song awakening mortals' vanity-dreams!
Ah, Nakedness! Nakedness—to whom Shame and Pride are buried in the peaceful tomb of Faith!
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