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First Line: I dreamt: in my forlorn disordered chamber
Last Line: Had stamped the scar of everlasting pain.
Subject(s): Dreams


I dreamt: In my forlorn disordered chamber,
Long uninhabited polluted nest,
There scarcely smouldered on the hearth an ember
To welcome back my Master and my Guest.

And I beheld the hearth-stone swept and garnished
By his own gentle and most kingly hands,
Which by the ash and soot remained untarnished,
And unburnt by the flaming of the brands.

But when I dared to lay my lips upon them
I knew the touch had left a sudden stain.
Like iron nails, my cruel kisses on them
Had stamped the scar of everlasting pain.





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