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LUCY TO RAVENSWOOD by ANNIE MATHESON

First Line: OH, SHALL SWEET ROSES SCENT THE AIR
Last Line: AND I NOT TRUST IN THEE?
Subject(s): LOVE - LOSS OF;

OH, shall sweet roses scent the air
Although they hidden be,
And yet my soul be unaware
When thy soul dreams of me?

And shall a rough wind hurt my cheek
Because the sky is cold,
Yet I not hear thy sorrow speak
Or feel thy joys unfold?—

Shall birds to find a land unknown
Fly o'er the wintry sea,
But thou not seek me, O, my own,
And I not trust in thee?



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