Part 2 — THE PALM-TREE AND THE PINE
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Beneath an Indian palm a girl Of other blood reposes, Her cheek is clear and pale as pearl, Amid that wild of roses.
Beside a northern pine a boy Is leaning fancy-bound, Nor listens where with noisy joy Awaits the impatient hound.
Cool grows the sick and feverish calm,— Relaxed the frosty twine,— The pine-tree dreameth of the palm, The palm-tree of the pine.
As soon shall nature interlace Those dimly-visioned boughs, As these young lovers face to face Renew their early vows!
Richard Monckton Milnes [1809-1885]