One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances by Théophile Gautier - HTML preview

The love that caught strange light from death's own eyes,
 And filled death's lips with fiery words and sighs,
 And, half asleep, let feed from veins of his
 Her close, red, warm snake's-mouth, Egyptian-wise:

 And that great night of love more strange than this,
 When she that made the whole world's bale and bliss
 Made king of the whole world's desire a slave
 And killed him in mid-kingdom with a kiss.

                       SWINBURNE.

 "Memorial verses on the death of Théophile Gautier."