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CONDITION by JOHN DRINKWATER

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First Line: IF ONE TO LOVE YOU BETTER CAME
Last Line: AND WEAR YOUR FAVOUR ON MY SLEEVE.
Subject(s): LOVE;
IF one to love you better came,
The paradise within my heart
I would surrender to that flame,
And unlamenting would depart.

Till then undaunted I'll embrace
My fortune, asking no man's leave,
And pledge you in the market-place,
And wear your favour on my sleeve.



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