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EARDROPS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

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First Line: THIS BAG OF CHERRIES FOR MY LOVE
Last Line: BACK TO ITS SEA AGAIN!
Subject(s): LOVE;
This bag of cherries for my Love:
She takes one lovely Pair,
And makes an eardrop of each one,
To fit in either ear.
Until I swear it seems to me,
To see those Cherry stones,
They almost match in loveliness
The flesh that's on her bones.
They match her eyes in light and size,
With such a glowing stain —
That every precious pearl is hurled
Back to its sea again!



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