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by William Allingham
 
 

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[“I will have none but a Queen]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[“I will have none but a Queen]

“I will have none but a Queen;
A Queen will never have me;
And, therefore, alack and well-a-day!
Alone must I be.”
“Let only thy true right sweetheart,
By favour of Heaven be seen,
And if thou ownest a loyal heart
Thou hast found thy Queen.”