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The oth|er two,| slight^air,| and purg|ing fire,
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Are both | with thee,| wherev|er I | abide,
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The first | my thought,| the oth|er my | desire,
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These^pres|ent ab|sent with / swift mo|tion
slide.
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For when | these quick|er el|ements | are gone
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In tend|er em|bassy | of love | to thee,|
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My life | being made | of four,| with two |
alone,
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Sinks down to death,| oppressed | with
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Until life's com|posi|tion be | recured
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By* those swift mes|sengers | returned | from thee,
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Who even | but now | come back | again | assured,
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Of their fair health,| recount|ing it | to me.
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This^told,| I* joy,| but then | no long|er glad,
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I send | them back | again | and straight grow
sad.
Lines 6 and 8 are hexameter