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ALL ABOUT IT. A sudden gaze, A soft return; All in a maze Two lovers yearn. At length they meet— A formal bow : Both too discreet To show it now. They part—what pains To smile—to look: The look contains More than a book, A winding walk, A shady seat, A (juiet talk, The stillness sweet. He talks of years That are to come, For doubts and fears His tongue is dumb. He talks in hope, For now his soul Sees ampler scope — A higher goal. Why say the rest— For those blue eyes He’ll do the best That in him lies. And she believes His promise true; Her bosom heaves— She loves him too ! She listens well, She loves him much : Oh, shall I tell How two lips touch ? A simple vow To live through life As they do now— A man and wife. Oh, Love divine ! If e’er I woo, Such love be mine, Such rapture too. Not sordid pelf, Nor studid art, But self for self, And heart for heart. 11. Tickle Clark. Dunedin, July 22.
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Evening Star, Issue 3272, 15 August 1873, Page 3
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180Original Poetry. Evening Star, Issue 3272, 15 August 1873, Page 3
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