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AMORIS EXSUL: 1. MOONRISE by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS

Poet Analysis

First Line: I AM WEARY OF LIVING, AND I LONG TO REST
Last Line: OF BURNING NOONTIDES, PALLID WITH SPENT DESIRE.
Subject(s): WEARINESS; FATIGUE;
I am weary of living, and I long to rest
From the sorrowful and immense fatigue of love;
I have lived and loved with a seeking, passionate zest,
And weariness and defeat are the end thereof.

I have lived in vain, I have loved in vain, I have lost
In the game of Fate, and silently I retire;
I watch the moon rise over the sea, a ghost
Of burning noontides, pallid with spent desire.



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