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Born in August 2, 1867 / Died in February 23, 1900 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Ernest Christopher Dowson

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Sapientia Lunae

... _"   "Yet," said I, "shall I be the worms' sweet food," ...

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Quid Non Supremus, Amantes?

...   Then, most High Love, or wreathed with myrtle sprays, ...

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"Cease smilng, Dear! a little while be sad "

...   Keep silence still, and dream that we shall lie, ...

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Epigram

... The jealous gods who brook no worship save their own, ...

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The Moon Maiden's Song

... Then takes her winged flight ...

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Ad Domnulam Suam

... I have loved thee, Child! too well, ...

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Cynara

... All night upon mine heart I felt her warm heart beat, ...

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Transition

...   The leafless trees are black, the leaves long dead ...

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In Tempore Senectutis

... Who loved and sang, and had a beating heart, - ...

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Who Is This Mortal

... Cold, cold the moon's light ...

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To A Lady Asking Foolish Questions

... )   Because thy lips grow pale and thy breasts grow dun and fall ...

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Exile

...   Sprang to me over the waste, gray sea: ...

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A Song

...   Lest my bitter tears should chide, ...

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Jadis

... Ah, God, that sweet things should decline, ...

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Seraphita

...   But when the storm is highest, and the thunders blare, ...