A Shady Friend for Torrid Days

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A shady friend for torrid days / Is easier to find / Than one of higher temperature / For frigid hour of mind.

The vane a little to the east / Scares muslin souls away; / If broadcloth breasts are firmer / Than those of organdy,

Who is to blame? The weaver?

Ah! the bewildering thread!

The tapestries of paradise / So notelessly are made!

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