Gird thyself with this Persian veil,
But lay not a fold o'er thy limbs so frail;
Throw back thy arm on the pillow white;
Lie half in the shadow, half in the light;
Open thine eyes with a dreamy look;
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Toss down beside thee this vellum book.
Titian had given his life to paint
A Venus so tempting to hermit or saint.
Z.