“In the center stands the fountain
famous in story and song.”
Washington Irving, The Alhambra Tales
Speaking in Washington Irving’s strain
and his Romantic Alhambra Tales,
inspired, certain souls strive & aspire
to obtain either in poesy or in love
‘the element in its crystal purity,’
springing from some place above,
and the sight and sense unfolded
waxes to regain the long-subdued
marvel of enchanting novelty—
that is original, aureate, radiant
in setting all if it comes within
to spell like an astute musician
and one who is a magician natural—
with a fretwork of love’s tender words.
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