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1 II| o'erthrown~ By some new colour of new things more bright;~ 2 II| are given~ Along together colour and flavour and smell,~ 3 II| frame~ Where the bright colour from the dye goes not;~ 4 II| from the dye goes not;~ And colour in one way, flavour in quite 5 II| to be~ Tinctured with any colour.~ Now that here~ I win the 6 II| will teach~ ~ Now, every colour changes, none except,~ And 7 II| mindful not to stain with colour~ The seeds of things, lest 8 II| Receive no property of colour, and yet~ Be still endowed 9 II| is sooner born~ Out of no colour, than of black or aught~ 10 II| they are not clothed with colour -~ Truly, what kind of colour 11 II| colour -~ Truly, what kind of colour could there be~ In the viewless 12 II| in the light itself~ A colour changes, gleaming variedly,~ 13 II| know the atoms need not colour,~ But render forth sensations, 14 II| shapes have not a special colour,~ And all formations of 15 II| The more thou see its colour fade away~ Little by little 16 II| die away~ From out their colour, long ere they depart~ Back 17 II| are as much~ Orphaned of colour, as others without smell,~ 18 II| Remain despoiled alone of colour: so,~ Are they from warmth 19 II| not be thought~ To furnish colour in begetting things,~ Nor 20 IV| tenuous film~ Of outside colour is thrown off, there's naught~ 21 V| all aglow~ With greening colour, and thereafter, lo,~ Unto 22 VI| So, too, are seen the colour and face of men~ Vastly 23 VI| fine gouts~ Tainted with colour of crocus and so salt,~