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THE REASON WHY.
Tho' she hath not Dian's grace, Nor Aphrodite's perfect face And golden hair,' She is dearer unto me Than another e'er could be, And more fair. 11 Is she rich, then ?" Oh! dear, no, But I have enough, I trow, For us two. " What do I love her for ?" Ah 1 well, That I can't exactly tell, But I do. All lny hope of gladness lies In the love-light of her eyes ; The fond kiss Of her tender, rosy lips, Touch of her slendjpr finger-tips, Gives more bliss Than you, cold cynic, e'er could guess. But, still, the reason, you confess, " You can't divine." Well, I love her, and she lovea me : What better reason can there be For joy like mine ? M. E. G. in the Spectator.
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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 6 January 1883, Page 5
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132poetry THE REASON WHY. Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 6 January 1883, Page 5
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