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THE WINDOW; OR, THE SONG OF THE WRENS: THE ANSWER by ALFRED TENNYSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: TWO LITTLE HANDS THAT MEET
Last Line: BREAK, BREAK, AND ALL 'S DONE.

Two little hands that meet,
Claspt on her seal, my sweet!
Must I take you and break you,
Two little hands that meet?
I must take you, and break you,
And loving hands must part --
Take, take -- break, break --
Break -- you may break my heart.
Faint heart never won --
Break, break, and all 's done.



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