Sonnet XXVIII
Out of the dust the queen of roses springs;
The brackish depths of the blown waters bear
Blossoms of foam; the common mist and air
Weave Vesper’s holy, pity-laden wings.
So from sad, mortal, and unhallowed things
Bud stars that in their crowns the angels wear;
And worship of the infinitely fair
Flows from thine eyes, as wise Petrarca sings:
“Hence comes the understanding of love’s scope,
That, seeking thee, to perfect good aspires,
Accounting little what all flesh desires;
And hence the spirit’s happy pinions ope
In flight impetuous to the heaven’s choirs:
Wherefore I walk already proud in hope.”
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