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TWO TOGETHER!
Easy 'tis for two together
Rainy skies to face,
Roughest bursts of windy weather,
All alone to pace
Needs a heart as hard as leather,
'Tis a sorry case!
Rainy skies to face,
Roughest bursts of windy weather,
All alone to pace
Needs a heart as hard as leather,
'Tis a sorry case!
I have seen the clouds unfolding
When four eyes were there,
Clouds that only now were holding
Over one poor pair
Pitiless thunder-symptoms, scolding
Copper sheets of air.
When four eyes were there,
Clouds that only now were holding
Over one poor pair
Pitiless thunder-symptoms, scolding
Copper sheets of air.
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I have seen the scent of flowers
Freshen and expand,
Glad to greet united powers,
Glad to greet a hand
Robbing blossom-laden bowers
At a soft command.
Freshen and expand,
Glad to greet united powers,
Glad to greet a hand
Robbing blossom-laden bowers
At a soft command.
I have seen a shower hurry,
Haste to leave the skies,
Cloudy masses in a flurry,
Thunderstorm that flies,
All for fear a crash might worry,
Drown two lovers' sighs!
Haste to leave the skies,
Cloudy masses in a flurry,
Thunderstorm that flies,
All for fear a crash might worry,
Drown two lovers' sighs!
I have seen the ether brighten
All from side to side,
And the sunshine smile and lighten
Like as if it tried
All the universe to whiten
For some bonny bride!
All from side to side,
And the sunshine smile and lighten
Like as if it tried
All the universe to whiten
For some bonny bride!
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I have seen the roses blushing
Into deeper red,
Beauty over lilies rushing,
Bloom intenser shed
When two lovers' cheeks were flushing
Over every head,
Into deeper red,
Beauty over lilies rushing,
Bloom intenser shed
When two lovers' cheeks were flushing
Over every head,
Every gentle head of flower,
'Faith they seem to share
With us some mysterious power,
Hand in hand to fare
Along with us, glad gifts to shower
Upon a happy pair!
'Faith they seem to share
With us some mysterious power,
Hand in hand to fare
Along with us, glad gifts to shower
Upon a happy pair!
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