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LYRICAL INTERLUDE: 8 by HEINRICH HEINE

First Line: THE STARS IN YONDER HEAVENS
Last Line: MY OWN DEAR MISTRESS'S FACE.
Subject(s): FACES; STARS;

THE stars in yonder heavens
Immovably have stood
For thousands of years, regarding
Each other in sad loving mood.

They speak a mysterious language
That's rich and sweet to the ear;
Yet no philologist living
Can make its meaning clear.

But I've learnt it, and ne'er will forget it,
Whatever the time and place;
As my grammar I used for the purpose
My own dear mistress's face.



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