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SONG: 24 by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD

First Line: I DO NOT LOVE YOU VERY MUCH
Last Line: TO STEAL SO LARGE A PART.
Subject(s): LOVE - NATURE OF;
I DO not love you very much,
Only your tuneful voice,
Which, in a happy moment, takes
The music of my choice.

I do not love you, dear, at all,
Only your merry ways,
Which linger in my mind, and set
Me dreaming through the days.

In truth, I think it is dislike
You kindle in my heart,
Because you come so joyously
To steal so large a part.





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