Thrice raught I with mine arms to accoll her

Relevant literature had told me so; / Propped up on scuffed, elastoplasted knees / Down unfrequented aisles of libraries, / It reassured me I was QUITE ALL RIGHT...

the Gentiles shall be cooptated with the Israelites

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea / By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown / Till human voices wake us, and we drown.