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FWP:
SETS
MOTIFS == CURLS
NAMES
TERMS == IMPLICATION; PEN-NAMEThis is the fifth and final verse of a five-verse 'verse-set'; for a full discussion, see {183,12}.
How rarely does the wretched lover have such a moment as this! The beloved is so indirect (asking a simple question about the time) and yet so flirtatious (suggesting that there should be more time for lovemaking)-- it's as excellent a use of 'implication' as can be imagined. And she's so coy (hiding behind her curls) and yet so available-- no wonder her charm almost killed the lover, as he told us anticipatorily in {183,12}.
Note for grammar fans: The hovegii is surely a presumptive.