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ELIZABETH, by                    
First Line: I heard thy name long ere we met
Last Line: Dyed in my heart that can't forget elizabeth
Subject(s): Love;yale University


I HEARD thy name long ere we met,
'Twas sweet as though the words were set
To music, and the soft refrain
Rang in my soul and through my brain
Like phantom thoughts of wild regret.

I saw thee; with the sight the debt
That life owed me was fully met,
My heart leapt up with Love's sweet pain,
Elizabeth.

We danced the graceful minuet,
Thy boon to me, a violet,
I treasure still; its purple stain
Dyed in the book where it has lain,
Dyed in my heart that can't forget
Elizabeth.





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