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Tale of Archais
Tale of Archais (1899), PDF p. 50
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THE TALE OF ARCHAIS
There sounded : Boldest mortal, have thy will !
I do reverse the doom of Archais
And lay it on thyself ; nor ever this
Shall lift its curse from off thee, this I swear.
And Cypris looked upon him and was ware
His form did change, and, writhing from her clasp,
Fled hissing outward, a more hateful asp
Than India breeds to-day, so terrible
Was his despair, so venomous as hell
The sudden hate that filled him. So away
Knowing not whither, did he flee, till day
Dropped her blue pinions, and the night drew on,
And sable clouds banked out the weary sun.
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