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I held a jewel in my fingers

I held a jewel in my fingers
And went to sleep
The day was warm, and winds were prosy;
I said: " 'T will keep.
" I woke and chid my honest fingers, -- The gem was gone; And now an amethyst remembrance Is all I own.

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