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TO AMINE by JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN

First Line: VEIL NOT THY MIRROR, SWEET AMINE

Veil not thy mirror, sweet Amine ,
Till Night shall also veil each star;
Thou see'st a two-fold marvel there-
The only face as fair as thine,
The only eyes that near or far
Can gaze on thine without despair!




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