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Nor have rich bowers of pleasaunce here By courtly hands been dress'd, For Princes, from the chase of deer, Under green leaves to rest: Only some rose, yet lingering bright Beside thy casements lone, Tells where the spirit of delight Hath dwelt, and now is gone.

Yet minstrel tale of harp and sword, And sovereign beauty's lot, House of quench'd light and silent board! For me thou needest not. It is enough to know that here, Where thoughtfully I stand, Sorrow and love, and hope and fear, Have link'd one kindred band.

Thou bindest me with mighty spells! —A solemnizing breath,