Soon O Ianthe! life is oer

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Soon O Ianthe! life is oer by Walter Savage Landor

 Soon, O Ianthe! life is o'er,
And sooner beauty's heavenly smile:
Grant only (and I ask no more),
Let love remain that little while.

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