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MY soul accused meAnd I quailedAs tongue of diamondHad reviled.
All else accused meAnd I smiled,My soul that morningWas my friend.
Her favor is the bestDisdainToward artifice of TimeOr Men,But her disdain—'twereCooler bearA finger of enameled fire!