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86 Such is this maddening fascination grown,

So strong thy magic or so weak am I. [First published, Murray's Magazine, February, 1887, vol. i. p. 146.]

ON THIS DAY I COMPLETE MY THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.

1.

time this heart should be unmoved,

Since others it hath ceased to move:

Yet, though I cannot be beloved,

Still let me love!

2.

My days are in the yellow leaf;

The flowers and fruits of Love are gone;

The worm, the canker, and the grief

Are mine alone!