| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Laura’s Song |
| | | Oliver Madox Brown (1855–74) |
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| ALAS! who knows or cares, my love, | |
| If our love live or die,— | |
| If thou thy frailty, sweet, should prove, | |
| Or my soul thine deny? | |
| Yet merging sorrow in delight, | 5 |
| Love’s dream disputes our devious night. | |
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| None know, sweet love, nor care a thought | |
| For our heart’s vague desire, | |
| Nor if our longing come to naught, | |
| Or burn in aimless fire; | 10 |
| Let them alone, we ’ll waste no sighs: | |
| Cling closer, love, and close thine eyes! | |
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