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Landon in The Literary Gazette 1824/Song 8

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Poems (1824)
by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Song - They say, that when the oyster shell
2260029PoemsSong - They say, that when the oyster shell1824Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Literary Gazette, 3rd April, 1824, Page 219


They say, that when the oyster shell—
    (Listen the tale, my own fair Girl)—
Is wounded, straightway it is closed
    By ocean's loveliest gem, a pearl.

My heart is wounded;—with the eyes,
    Wave thou the heart too of the dove?
Be not more cruel than the Sea,
    But close the wound up with thy love![1]

  1. Signature after next song