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MEMORIES OF CAPRI (PUNTA TRAGARA), by                    
First Line: A far white line where sea and heavens meet
Last Line: The dreamland isle that lies beyond the sea!
Subject(s): Capri, Italy; Islands


A far white line where sea and heavens meet,
Nor heaven, nor earth, nor sea, but all a dream:
The lapping waves that skirt the terraced green
Beat with a rhythmic pulse the enchanted shore,
The lazy sun's intoxicating beam
Bathes all the rippling, infinite sapphire sea,
While wrapt in ecstasy that knows no tongue
The senses grow a part of sky and sea!
O grassy woodland slopes of fair Capri!
O dark-eyed maidens with your breeze-tossed curls!
O limpid air and wondrous wave-kissed shore!
Though many a mile lies now 'twixt you and me,
Once I was one with you, and in my heart
I treasure all your charms and live again
With sorrow hushed and eyes that weep no more,
There where the heavens smile on fair Capri,
The dreamland isle that lies beyond the sea!





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