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Sara Teasdale, comp. (1884–1933).
The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love Lyrics by Women.  1917.
 
The Name
By Williamina Parrish
 
I ’VE learned to say it carelessly,
  So no one else can see
By any little look or sign
  How dear it is to me.
 
But, oh, the thrill, as though you kissed        5
  My tingling finger-tips
Each time the golden syllables
  Fall lightly from my lips!
 
 
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