But soon in regal majesty
Her orb should climb the quiet sky,
And o'er the sea should dance a bright
And lustrous line of milky light,
And hand in hand we two would stray
Along the curvage of the bay,
And hear the ripples at our feet
Break on the sand with kisses sweet.
But stay! my visions are but dreams,
With which a lover's fancy teems.
I am not known to her I love;
So far she holds herself above
The toiling world in which I move;
And wealth and station pitiless,
Shut in her love and loveliness
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