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Mother of memories, mistress of mistresses, / O thou, my pleasure, thou, all my desire, / Thou shalt recall the beauty of caresses, / The charm of evenings by the gentle fire, / Mother of memories, mistress of mistresses!
The eves illumined by the burning coal, / The balcony where veiled rose-vapour clings -- / How soft your breast was then, how sweet your soul! / Ah, and we said imperishable things, / Those eves illumined by the burning coal.