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PROPOSAL by BAYARD TAYLOR

First Line: THE VIOLET LOVES A SUNNY BANK
Last Line: SHALL I WED THEE?
Subject(s): COURTSHIP; MARRIAGE; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;
THE violet loves a sunny bank,
The cowslip loves the lea;
The scarlet creeper loves the elm,
But I love -- thee.

The sunshine kisses mount and vale,
The stars, they kiss the sea;
The west winds kiss the clover bloom,
But I kiss -- thee!

The oriole weds his mottled mate.
The lily's bride o' the bee;
Heaven's marriage-ring is round the earth --
Shall I wed thee?



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