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Paraphrases on Heine.
II.
Thy heart is fickle as the wind,And flutters here and there;With sails of black my ship floats on,O'er raging seas afar.
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LXXXVIII.
I.
DEATH is but the chilly nightLife is but the sultry day,Darkening even while I sleep,Weary, weary with the day.
IL.
O'er my bed a tree arises,Where oft sings the nightingale,—Sings of love, of Love immortal,In my dreams I hear her wail.
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XXXVI.
I.
FROM out my great sorrow,These little lays I bring,Which soar with ringing plumage,And to her heart take wing.