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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A LADY, by VICTOR MARIE HUGO Poet's Biography
First Line: Maiden, were I a king, the monarchy
Last Line: My passion with a kiss.
Subject(s): Love
First Line: Maiden, were I a king, the monarchy
Last Line: My passion with a kiss.
Subject(s): Love
MAIDEN, were I a king, the monarchy
And subject millions I would all resign--
Power, pomp, and state, and purple luxury,
Armies unmatched, and fleets that sway the sea--
For one kind look of thine.
And were I Jove, I would Olympus' height
Forego, with its eternity of bliss,
My reign o'er gods and men, my thunder's might
Through earth and heaven, Maiden, wouldst thou requite
My passion with a kiss.
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