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THE DUENNA: SONG by RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN

First Line: I NEVER COULD ANY LUSTRE SEE
Last Line: THAT HEAVING BOSOM SIGH FOR ME.
Subject(s): LOVE - MATERIALISM;

I NE'ER could any lustre see
In eyes that would not look on me;
I ne'er saw nectar on a lip,
But where my own did hope to sip.
Has the maid who seeks my heart
Cheeks of rose, untouched by art?
I will own the colour true
When yielding blushes aid their bue.

Is her hand so soft and pure?
I must press it, to be sure;
Nor can I be certain then,
Till it, grateful, press again.
Must I. with attentive eye,
Watch her heaving bosom sigh?
I will do so, when I see
That heaving bosom sigh for me.



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