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 1     I|      plains,~ Kindling the lure of love in every breast,~ Thou bringest
 2     I|            by the eternal wound of love -~ And there, with eyes
 3     I| open-mouthed at thee,~ Pastures on love his greedy sight, his breath~
 4     I|          things go on, the fire of love~ Upblown by that fair form,
 5     I|       strook into my breast~ Sweet love of the Muses, wherewith
 6    II|            artful blandishments of love,~ It propagate the generations
 7   III|            one craving out of very love~ That I may copy thee! -
 8   III|          wild~ And at the rites of Love, that souls should stand~
 9   III|        vultures rend~ Prostrate in love, whom anxious anguish eats,~
10    IV|           wonders of this ilk they love to tell,~ Lest they be thought
11    IV|         object, whence the mind by love is pierced.~ For well-nigh
12    IV|            him, or a woman darting love~ From all her body - that
13    IV|           delight.~ THE PASSION OF LOVE~ ~ This craving 'tis that'
14    IV|          engender all the lures of love,~ From this, O first hath
15    IV|            afar whatever feeds thy love;~ And turn elsewhere thy
16    IV|     thoughts still busied with one love,~ Keep it for one delight,
17    IV|        blows~ The former wounds of love, and curest them~ While
18    IV|            man who keeps away from love~ Yet lack the fruits of
19    IV|      subdues the pangs in midst of love,~ And the admixture of a
20    IV|          they caught~ The heats of love their flames can be put
21    IV|          otherwise;~ For this same love it is the one sole thing~
22    IV|            of the torrent, thus in love~ Venus deludes with idol-images~
23    IV|            are found in prospering love and true;~ But in crossed
24    IV|          and true;~ But in crossed love and helpless there be such~
25    IV|         into the hunting-snares of love~ Is not so hard, as to get
26    IV|         desire to keep in bonds of love -~ In vain, since ne'ertheless
27    IV|          woman always with feigned love,~ Who links her body round
28    IV|           Incites him there to run love's race-course through.~
29    IV|            end his days in sterile love forever.~ What many men
30    IV|          habitude can gender human love,~ Even as an object smitten
31     V|            whoso ne'er hath tasted love of life,~ And ne'er was
32     V|         burn with one same lust of love,~ And never in their habits
33     V|            the sky, the cold;~ And Love reduced their shaggy hardiness;~
34     V|           raves,~ Goaded by winged Love, amongst the mares,~ And
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