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EVELYN by PRISCILLA JANE THOMPSON

First Line: EVELYN, SWEET EVELYN
Last Line: ONE LOVE GLANCE, A PRIS'NER TO FREE.
EVELYN, sweet Evelyn,
List to my lay;
List to the sighs of my heart;
Hearken the words of a lover, sweet dove.
Do, and a blessing impart.

Evelyn, sweet Evelyn,
List to my lay;
Forsooth you have made me to sing;
Your sweet midnight eyes, and your smiles, fair dove,
Have prompted my heart-chords to ring.

Evelyn, sweet Evelyn,
Favor my suit;
Let love smiles sparkle on me --
Incline thy fond heart to a lover, fair dove,
One love glance, a pris'ner to free.





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