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Is the day long,
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O Lesbian maiden,
And the night endless
In thy lone chamber
In Mitylene?

All the bright day,
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Until welcome evening
When the stars kindle
Over the harbour,
What tasks employ thee?

Passing the fountain
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At golden sundown,
One of the home-going
Traffickers, hast thou
Thought of thy lover?

Nay but how far
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Too brief will the night be,
When I returning
To the dear portal
Hear my own heart beat!







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