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JEALOUSY by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE

First Line: THE MYRTLE BUSH GREW SHADY
Last Line: "EVEN SO!' SAID THE QUEEN."
Subject(s): JEALOUSY; LOVE;

"The myrtle bush grew shady
Down by the ford.' --
"Is it even so?' said my lady.
"Even so!' said my lord.
"The leaves are set too thick together
For the point of a sword.'
"The arras in your room hangs close,
No light between!
You wedded one of those
That see unseen." --
"Is it even so?' said the King's Majesty.
"Even so!' said the Queen.





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