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Elizabeth it is in vain you say
“Love not” — thou sayest it in so sweet a way:
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In vain those words from thee or L. E. L.
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Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:
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Ah! if that language from thy heart arise,
Breathe it less gently forth — and veil thine eyes.
Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried
To cure his love — was cured of all beside —
His folly — pride — and passion — for he died.
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Notes:
None.
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[S:0 - KCP, 1917] - Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - An Acrostic (ed. K. Campbell, 1917)