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A DOUBT by R. HUGHES

First Line: FAIN WOULD I LOVE, BUT THAT I FEAR
Last Line: TO CURE THESE FEARS, WHENE'ER I WOO?
Subject(s): LOVE;

FAIN would I love, but that I fear
I quickly should the willow wear;
Fain would I marry, but men say
When love is tied he will away;
Then tell me, love, what shall I do
To cure these fears, whene'er I woo?

The fair one she 's a mark to all,
The brown each one doth lovely call,
The black's a pearl in fair men's eyes,
The rest will stoop at any prize;
Then tell me, love, what shall I do
To cure these fears, whene'er I woo?



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