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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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The Appeal

24 lines
Thomas Wyatt
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nd wilt thou leave me thus!Say nay, say nay, for shame!— To save thee from the blameOf all my grief and grame.And wilt thou leave me thus?:Say nay! say nay! And wilt thou leave me thus,That hath loved thee so longIn wealth and woe among:And is thy heart so strongAs for to leave me thus?:Say nay! say nay! And wilt thou leave me thus,That hath given thee my heartNever for to departNeither for pain nor smart:And wilt thou leave me thus?:Say nay! say nay! And wilt thou leave me thus,And have no more pityeOf him that loveth thee?Alas, thy cruelty!And wilt thou leave me thus?:Say nay! say nay!
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