Never to meet again, my dear -’
‘Never to part again.’
‘Goodbye today, goodbye tomorrow,
Goodbye till earth shall wane,
Never to meet again, my dear -’
‘Never to part again.’
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The crimson wine was poor and coldBy her mouth’s richer red.‘A cup for love!’ how low,How soft the words; and all the whileHer blush was rippling with a smileLike summer after snow.‘A cup for memory!’Cold cup that one must drain alone:While autumn winds are up and moanAcross the barren sea.Hope, memory, love:Hope for fair morn,…
A fool I was to sleep at noon,
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Will the angels clad in whiteFly from heaven to take her?Baby lies so fast asleepThat no pain can grieve her;Put a snowdrop in her hand,Kiss her once and leave her.
Your brother has a falcon,
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If stars dropped out of heaven,
The sky would still look very fair,And fair earth’s face.Winged angels might fly down to usTo pluck the stars,Be we could only long for flowersBeyond the cloudy bars.
How many seconds in a minute?
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