A rose of perfect red, embossed
With silver sheens of crystal frost,
Yet warm, nor life nor fragrance lost.
(Nilsson)
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Then Love cried, "Break me his lance, each knight!
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Now the swift sail of straining life is furled,
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The throbbing of the hearts of half the world.
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