I commend myself and my love to you,
Aurelius. I ask for modest indulgence,
so, if youâ??ve ever had a desire in your mind
youâ??ve pursued chastely and purely, ...
Sparrow, my sweet girlâ??s delight,
whom she plays with, holds to her breast,
whom, greedy, she gives her little finger to,
often provoking you to a sharp bite, ...
Sirmio, you jewel of all peninsulas
and all the islands of the crystal lakes
and the great oceans Neptune circles,
how delightedly, how gladly, I return, ...
LADY, in thy proud eyes
There is a weary look,
As if the spirit we know through them
Were daunted with rebuke
To think that the heart of man henceforth
Is read like a read book.
Lady, in thy lifted face
The solitude is sore;
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