Nature
To Amine
From The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse (1912)
Nature
Veil not thy mirror, sweet Amine,
Till night shall also veil each star!
Thou seest a twofold marvel there:
The only face so fair as thine,
The only eyes that, near or far,
Can gaze on thine without despair.
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MLA
Mangan, James Clarence. “To Amine.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mangan/16/.
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Mangan, James Clarence. “To Amine.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mangan/16/.
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