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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 42. AUGMENTED BY FAVOURABLE BLASTS, by PHILIP AYRES Poet's Biography
First Line: As gentle flames fann'd by fresh gales of wind
Last Line: Within me, kindle to a vestal fire.
Subject(s): Love
First Line: As gentle flames fann'd by fresh gales of wind
Last Line: Within me, kindle to a vestal fire.
Subject(s): Love
As gentle flames fann'd by fresh gales of wind,
At once do widen, spread and mount up higher,
So would her breath, the glowing heat I find
Within me, kindle to a vestal fire.
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