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WERT THOU MINE. |
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WERT THOU MINE.
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Wert thou mine—wert thou mine,I would live in summer-shine;
I would carol like the lark,
When he soars above the dark;
I would heed nor grief nor care,
But be good, as thou art fair;
All my happiness should be
But a duty paid to thee!
O thou lovely, thou benign,
Wert thou mine—wert thou mine!
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Wert thou mine—wert thou mine,In that little heart of thine
I would dwell for evermore,
Snugly nestled at the core;
And would fill it, day and night,
With all beauty, all delight,
Till the glory of thy face
Should make Eden in my place.
O thou lovely, thou benign,
Wert thou mine—wert thou mine!
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