"Fourteen small broidered berries on the hern Of Circe's mantle, each of magic gold; Fourteen of lone Calypso's tears that rolled Into the sea, for pearls to come to them; Fourteen clear signs of omen in the gem With which Medea human fate foretold Fourteen small drops, which Fautus, growing old, Craved of the Fiend, to water Life's stem"
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Eugene Lee-Hamilton
Eugene Lee-Hamilton (1845–1907) was a late Victorian English poet. His work includes some notable sonnets in the style of Petrarch.
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