656. Elena's Song

Sir Henry Taylor. 1800-1866


QUOTH tongue of neither maid nor wife
  To heart of neither wife nor maid--
Lead we not here a jolly life
  Betwixt the shine and shade?

Quoth heart of neither maid nor wife
  To tongue of neither wife nor maid--
Thou wagg'st, but I am worn with strife,
  And feel like flowers that fade.

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