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When first I met thee, as thou know ‘st, I stood
Dumb and abashed beneath thy splendid eyes;
Lost in the mazes of a blank surprise,
That made thee smile at my unwonted mood.
Since then so much of manly hardihood
I have attained to, as by looks and sighs
May hint a meaning that still secret lies,
As under the dove’s wing her callow brood.
Yea, I have spoken; now and then a word–
Whose echo seemed to silence and appall
The tougue that uttered it–my lips let fall;
And doubtless in the phrases thou hast heard,
A feeble sense of my intention stirred;
Yes, I have told thee something, but not all.
(George Henry Boker)
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