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THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE: BOOK 1. CANTO 2. PRELUDE: LOVE AND DUTY by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE

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First Line: ANNE LIVED SO TRULY FROM ABOVE
Last Line: A HUMAN TOUCH ABOUT A TREE.

Anne lived so truly from above,
She was so gentle and so good,
That duty bade me fall in love,
And 'but for that,' thought I, 'I should!'
I worshipp'd Kate with all my will.
In idle moods you seem to see
A noble spirit in a hill,
A human touch about a tree.



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