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THE PRAYER by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS

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First Line: DEAR, IF I MIGHT LOVE BETTER FOR YOUR SAKE
Last Line: YOU LOVE ME, I MAY LOVE YOU MORE EACH DAY.

Dear, if I might love better for your sake,
I would not care though you should love me less;
I love you more than to consent to take
Happiness and not give you happiness.

Though I were happier if you loved me more,
And happier if I loved you less, I pray
That though each day less than the day before
You love me, I may love you more each day.



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