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MEASUREMENTS by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON

First Line: OUR WORLD IS VERY LITTLE IN THE SKY
Last Line: EARTH'S BREADTH, LOVE'S NARROWNESS, MUST LEARN TO SEE.
Subject(s): EARTH; LOVE; WORLD;
OUR world is very little in the sky,
Far off she must be just a mote to see;
And on the tiny ball creep tinier we,
To live a very little while, and die.
My love is very great within my heart;
It sees in two dear eyes, infinity,
It finds in one sweet hour, eternity,
It has one measure: -- nearness, or apart.
Ah, well! both things are true as truth can be!
The world is little and my love is great;
Yet who would rise triumphant over fate
Earth's breadth, love's narrowness, must learn to see.






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