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What dost thou wish me to do to thee,—

What, thou loquacious swallow?

Dost thou wish me taking thee

Thy light pinions to clip?

Or rather to pluck out

Thy tongue from within,

As that Tereus did?

Why with thy notes in the dawn

Hast thou plundered Bathyllus

From my beautiful dreams?