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The Marchioness Of Brinvilliers
By Herman Melville

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     He toned the sprightly beam of morning
       With twilight meek of tender eve,
     Brightness interfused with softness,
       Light and shade did weave:
     And gave to candor equal place
     With mystery starred in open skies;
     And, floating all in sweetness, made
       Her fathomless mild eyes.
 
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