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George Essex Evans - The Doves Of VenusGeorge Essex Evans - The Doves Of Venus
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The dull earth swung in silence o’er,     A dreamless world, a dreary star, Until the doves of Venus bore     To Thessaly her ivory car. She whispered to the sea and air,     And lightly with her wand she smote The solid earth, till everywhere     The birds gave forth a sweeter note. Whereat the sun did brighter shine,     More richly did the roses blow, And like deep peace, a joy divine     Did fill the souls of men below. And still are showered her magic arts     On man and maiden hand in hand, Who hear a music in their hearts     Which none but they can understand. A sweeter perfume sheds the rose,     A deeper azure tints the sky, And softly with the daylight’s close     The doves of Venus hover nigh. Thus oft, to earth doth she return     To strip the scales from mortal eyes, And sends us Love, that we may learn     How Earth may yet be Paradise.
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