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12. Sonnet Think Highly. More Highly ! On "Sonnets From The Portuguese."
"Think highly. More Highly ! Let this love
we know together reach, combined, to heaven."
My store of wonders sings its themes of you.
A viewing of this treasure-mine would blind
hearts undeserving, jealous-eyed and -mind.
Those so unworthy deserve "death-at-view".
For you alone list my heart "Virtuos".
Love's rendezvous in Eden -- first-tryste kind --
continues here and now; though Time unwind.
Who'll scarce deny our ardor, for it's true.
"And yet not hopeless quite nor faithless quite",
this life of mine -- my own life -- would not slight,
but strive in every case its carnal cause.
For, carnal lust is specious grace to know.
The both of us preblended intent show.
My love is thee-alone-love, quest sans pause.
