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Fox Footprints/The Lover

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4487627Fox Footprints — The LoverElizabeth Jane Coatsworth
The Lover
In sable and cicada gauzeHe sought the Flower-and-Vaper House.They filled with wine the white jade cupsAnd crowned him for carouse.But though he held Nim No's gay sleeveThe eyes were blank she turned to himFor she was listening to a songDown by the river's brim.