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Show IBhBB a midsummer reverie. jij&Hfigl Where the rippling Avaves murmur up to the skies fjBjm I And there, in the glare of the noon, 'iUHHrn i Whon the hot sand glints and gleams, ' 'mINKI 1 And tlie wllIte ulls scream and diP in tne surse, -'xfflHR In cadence soft there seems 'HHHi To come t0 mo from a cloudless sky, 1 'HHHI Through the mists of space, a tremulous sigh ' '"HHu From somewhere far away! iHU Where this wee, quaint cottage stands, 'fSHflHIf There's a maiden, all slender and tall and fair, 'fHli And she' when the twii,gnt faiis '-nKHS v Gazes out on the tireless sea, i!b9SP And 1 pray to the gods' In my exIle liere' ' 'IIBM That her thouents may turn to me- 'HHIf And 1 dream in my den in thls dIsmal Place '9Hbh 0f tlie royal slance of a pure wllIte face 'iiHEi That's somewhe"re far away! ' nHHR Where the silent stars shine down, 'HBraufl And tno bland moon sails In a sleepy way ' jISb she stands by the sea thls' maid 1 lcnow -'jjfflHH And Il0r sreat eyes glow and snineJ HB And perchance wii icnws? her neart eats fr HHHh For sue ljnows slie possesses mine, 'IflHB And tnat I d sel1 my OUl to the devil tonIght gfi9R T b0 thGre Wlth her' Sft moonllght |