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 1 Pre     |     I'Asie Centrale.~3. Cf. St. Paul, who is scarcely more
 2 Pre     |     After all, the poems of St. Francis of Assisi are not
 3 Pre     | worthy of an Oriental poet. St. Francis addresses his Redeemer
 4 II      |     And thou, if thou would'st drink the wine that flows~
 5 V(*)    |    declared that thou would'st exchange them against the
 6 IX(*)   |   way of saying, "Awake, my St. John!"~The mystical interpretation
 7 XI      |     oh Braggart, thou would'st raise dispute!~Although
 8 XIII    |  within thy hand,~Thou heed'st me not; and if thou turn
 9 XVIII(*)|    with Phineas, Elias, and St. George, saying that his
10 XXVIII  |    forgotten when thou laid'st aright~The uncut gems of
11 XXIX    | Love's fire may burn--~Weep'st thou? let hope return and
12 XXX     |     the days when thou held'st the Beloved close,~Why rise
13 XXXI    |   tavern calls to me!~Would'st hinder us? The preacher'
14 XXXI    |    surety for the gold thou'st thrown away?~In Sha'aban
15 XXXIII  |    the stones ablaze. Would'st hide the stain~Of my heart'
16 XXXVI   | past no more!~If thou would'st know the secret of Love'
17 XL      |     thy feet,~That thou may'st live and know thy life is
18 XLII    |   wisest age; of whom would'st thou ask:~What has befallen