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    "Death in Love" Dante Rossetti

    There came an image in Life's retinue
    That had Love's wings and bore his gonfalon:
    Fair was the web, and nobly wrought thereon,
    O soul-sequestered face, thy form and hue!
    Bewildering sounds, such as Spring wakens to,
    Shook in its folds; and through my heart its power
    Sped trackless as the memorable hour
    When birth's dark portal groaned and all was new
    But a veiled woman followed, and she caught
    The banner round its staff, to furl and cling,
    Then plucked a feather from the bearer's wing,
    And held it to his lips that stirred it not,
    And said to me, "Behold, there is no breath:
    I and this Love are one, and I am Death."

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    • that's deep. I don't get it all.redant
    • It talks of Life searching for Love, but that Love's birth is stillborn.blaw
    • It is either depressing or hopeful, depending upon how you look at it.blaw
    • A) Living is the point of life, so do it.
      B) Life is without love or hope.      blaw
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