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LOVE SONG by HEINRICH HEINE

First Line: I'VE SEEN FULL MANY A TRAGEDY PLAY'D
Last Line: THOU ACTRESS MOST ENCHANTING!
Subject(s): LOVE;
I'VE seen full many a tragedy play'd,
Extracting my tears like magic;
But 'mongst them all, that touching scene
Had an end by far the most tragic,

Wherein thou tookedst the principal part,
While I at thy feet was panting, --
How well thou actedst the innocent one,
Thou actress most enchanting!



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