Love's Ambition.

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XI. Love's Ambition. I must invoke thee for my spirit's good, And prove myself un-guilty of the crime Of mere self-seeking, though with this imbued. I sing as sings the mavis in a wood, Content to be alive at harvest time. Had I its wings I should not be withstood! But I will weave my fancies into rhyme, And greet afar the heights I cannot climb. I will invoke thee, Love! though far away, And pay thee homage, as becomes a knight Who longs to keep his true-love in his sight. Yea, I will soar to thee, in roundelay, In shine and shower, and make a bold assay Of each fond hope, to compass thee aright.

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