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Speed, zephyr! kiss each opening flower,
Its fragrant spirit make thine own;
Then wing thy way to Rosa's bower,
    Ere her light sleep is flown.

There, o'er her downy pillow, fly,
Wake the sweet maid to life and day;
Breathe on her balmy lip a sigh,
    And o'er her bosom play;

And whisper, when her eyes unveil,
That I, since morning's earliest call,
Have sighed her name to every gale,
    By the lone waterfall.

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