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Pale globes of fragrant ripeness, amber grapes / And purple, on a silver dish; a glass / Of wine, in which light glows, and fires to pass / Staining the damask, and in dance escapes; / Two Venice goblets wrought in graceful shapes; / A bowl of velvet pansies, wherein mass / Blues, mauves, and purples; plumes of meadow-grass; / And one ripe pomegranate, that splits and gapes, / Protruding ruby seeds: a feast for eyes / Better than all those topaz, beryl fruits / Aladdin saw and coveted: these call, / To minds contented and in leisure wise, / Visions of blossoming boughs, and mossy roots, / And peaches ripening on a sunny wall.