My spirit's day, my hope, my strength, mine all!

VI.

Breathe healthful zephyrs, airs of Paradise,

Breathe gently on that alabaster brow;

Shake the dark lashes of those violet eyes;

Flatter those lids that such high grace allow.

Those cheeks, pure lilies, capture with sweet stealth,

And warm with something of a rose-like glow;

Those tremulous smiles, costlier than miser's wealth,

Draw out; those magic tresses backward blow!