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I Cynara Put Thy Pale Lost Lilies Love

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I have forgot much, Cynara! gone with the wind,
Flung roses, roses riotously with the throng,
Dancing, to put thy pale, lost lilies out of mind;
But I was desolate and sick of an old passion,
Yea, all the time, because the dance was long:
I have been faithful to thee, Cynara! in my fashion.
Back •'flung roses' discarding of romantic love as he embarks on other relationships 
•adverb 'riotously' is very violent and aggressive attitude towards love
•Strategies of diversion such as 'dancing, to put thy pale, lost lilies out of mind' suggests he's just managing to cope with his bereavement

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