Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WHY?, by C. H. PATTERSON


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First Line: O lady fair! O lady fair!
Last Line: Means but this: I love thee best.
Subject(s): Flirtation; Longing


O LADY fair! O lady fair!
Say what mischief lurketh there?
In thy laughter, in thy sigh,
In the sparkle of thine eye,
Mischief ruleth, -- tell me why?

Is it fun to laugh to scorn
A lover?
Or do pranks the maid lovelorn
Discover?

O lady fair, I do believe
There is more love when you deceive.
Every spite, every little jest,
Every no to my request
Means but this: I love thee best.





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