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POEMS.
Do I love thee? Forget not the first kiss,
When we thought our love was bliss.
When we thought our love was bliss.
Do I love thee? Can we ever forget,
Until our sun on earth has set?
Until our sun on earth has set?
Do I love thee? Tongue can never tell
How much I love thee, or how well.
How much I love thee, or how well.
Do I love thee? Would you have me say
My heart is thine till my dying day?
My heart is thine till my dying day?
Do I love thee? Oft in silent thought
Thy image to my mind is brought.
Thy image to my mind is brought.
Do I love thee? Yes, as the miser his gold,
Who hugs it closely, yet counts it untold.
Who hugs it closely, yet counts it untold.
Do I love thee? Coldness rends the heart,
And takes from love its better part.
And takes from love its better part.
Do I love thee? True love cannot be bought;
My feelings are too deeply wrought.
My feelings are too deeply wrought.
I will ever truly love thee, and thy love I'll ne'er resign;
While life may last my purest love shall be forever thine.
While life may last my purest love shall be forever thine.
