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At The Tailor's Shop In Ravenna
He said, "Good tailor, I ask you to make
"a pair of stockings, purple and opaque---
"and weave them, if you please, to my legs' measure
"that I may wear them for my Lady's pleasure.
"(Hers you have made of sheer silk, wholly white.)
"Nor draw conclusions or judge the appearance
"of my request---it is quite licitly
"considered, without worldly interference,
"and without shadow of perversity.
"Shoeless---in public clothed; in privacy
"less clad---we wear our stockings to delight
"each other and, thus, pleasantly beget
"desires well satisfied. By day or night,
"I share this with my Lady, Juliet."
Starward
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