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HYMN TO APOLLO 
 
Let me build for thee an abiding palace 
Rainbow-hued to affirm thy light divided, 
Yet where starry words, by thy soul guided, 
Sing as they glisten, 
Dew-drops diamonded from the abundant chalice ! 
Swoons the prayer to silence ; pale the altar 
Glows at thy presence as the last words falter— 
Lycian, listen !