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With languorous arms and thighs the Goddess of Fame Entices the weary poet from shore, And bids him sacrifice his very life to claim Her dazzling surrender forevermore.

He sees the captive chain about her slender wrist And, knowing she can never come to him, Insanely tries to win her favor with a twist Of genius which may gratify her whim.

But as he strives to reach her side, he does not see The vultures circling near to tear his soul; Nor does he hear the moaning, deathlike melody Of other slaves who failed to reach their goal.