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Larkspur. — ‘ Conscious Attachment ’ 
When true attachment really exists, the presence of the object 
will be understood without the aid of sight or sound. 
It does not need that I should hear 
That deep-toned voice in accents sweet, 
My conscious heart to tell thou’rt near, 
And bid each pulse with rapture beat; 
It does not need thine eyes should pour 
Their kindling radiance into mine,— 
To bid my spirit feel — adore — 
An influence words may not define. 
