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JEWELS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: You shall have all that ever sparkled yet
Last Line: With light the treasure-chambers of the sea.
Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces


YOU shall have all that ever sparkled yet,
And of the rarest. Not an Afric king
Shall wear one that you love. The Persian's brow,
And the swart emperor's by the Indian stream
Shall wane beside you; you shall be a blaze
Of rubies, your lips rivals; topazes,
Like solid sunbeams; moony opals; pearls,
Fit to be Ocean's lamps; brown hyacinths,
Lost only in your tresses; chrysolites,
Transparent gold; diamonds, like new-shot stars,
Or brighter, -- like those eyes! You shall have all
That ever lurk'd in Eastern mines, or paved
With light the treasure-chambers of the sea.





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