January 2009
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Before the world was made
If I make the lashes dark And the eyes more bright And the lips more scarlet, Or ask if all be right From mirror after mirror, No vanity’s displayed: I’m looking for the face I had Before the world was made.
What if I look upon a man As though on my beloved, And my blood be cold the while And my heart unmoved ? Why should he think me cruel Or that he is betrayed ? I’d have him love the...
