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TO MYRA by GEORGE GRANVILLE

First Line: THE HAPPIEST MORTALS ONCE WERE WE
Last Line: IS TO LOVE -- AND LOVE IN VAIN.
Subject(s): LOVE - LOSS OF;
THE happiest mortals once were we,
I lov'd Myra, Myra me;
Each desirous of the blessing,
Nothing wanting but possessing;
I lov'd Myra, Myra me,
The happiest mortals once were we.

But since cruel fates dissever,
Torn from love, and torn for ever,
Tortures end me,
Death befriend me;
Of all pains the greatest pain
Is to love -- and love in vain.



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