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ARCADIA: THE BARGAIN by PHILIP SIDNEY

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First Line: MY TRUE LOVE HATH MY HEART AND I HAVE HIS
Last Line: MY TRUE LOVE HATH MY HEART, AND I HAVE HIS.
Subject(s): DESIRE; FLOWERS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOVE;
MY true love hath my heart, and I have his,
By just exchange one for another given:
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
There never was a better bargain driven:
My true love hath my heart, and I have his.

His heart in me keeps him and me in one,
My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides:
He loves my heart, for once it was his own,
I cherish his because in me it bides:
My true love hath my heart, and I have his.




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