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The Savoy (1896)

Symons, Arthur, 1865-1945, Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898 · London, L. Smithers · leaf 169

An illustration from The Savoy, 1896, leaf 169
ton pale infini vide,Et neanmoins, je sais que rien nen pourra lurneCombler, et que rien nest dont ce cceur meurt avide ;Et je te sais mensonge et mes levres te prientEt mes genoux ; je sais et tes grandes mains closesEt tes grands yeux fermes aux desespoirs qui crient,Et que cest moi, qui, seul,… … HE winter lifts its chalice of pure night to heaven. And I uplift my heart, my night-worn heart, in turn,O Lord, my heart! to thy pale, infinite Inane,And yet I know that nought the implenishable urnMa) plenish, that nought is, whereof this heart dies fainAnd I know thee a lie, and with my lips…

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