| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Sonnets on Pictures. I. A Venetian Pastoral |
| | | Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–82) |
| | | | | By Giorgione. In the Louvre |
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| WATER, for anguish of the solstice:—nay, | |
| But dip the vessel slowly,—nay, but lean | |
| And hark how at its verge the wave sighs in | |
| Reluctant. Hush! beyond all depth away | |
| The heat lies silent at the brink of day: | 5 |
| Now the hand trails upon the viol-string | |
| That sobs, and the brown faces cease to sing, | |
| Sad with the whole of pleasure. Whither stray | |
| Her eyes now, from whose mouth the slim pipes creep | |
| And leave it pouting, while the shadow’d grass | 10 |
| Is cool against her naked side? Let be:— | |
| Say nothing now unto her lest she weep, | |
| Nor name this ever. Be it as it was,— | |
| Life touching lips with Immortality. | |
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