Now dry thy eyes, and shed no tears.
In heaven's straw-pale meadows veers
Aquarius, and earthward peers,
His emptied vessel overturning.
No storming snows, no clouds that creep
Across the sheer pure emerald steep,
Whence, thinly-drawn, a ray darts deep
As a keen lance with edges burning.
Отри глаза и слез не лей:
С небесных, палевых полей
Уж глянул бледный Водолей,
Пустую урну проливая.
Ни снежных вьюг, ни тусклых туч.
С прозрачно-изумрудных круч
Протянут тонкий, яркий луч,
Как шпага остро-огневая.
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