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DREAMS.

The roguish ways and sayings quaint,

That point my darling's loveliness :

The gentle rustle of her dress,

The distant echo of her tread,

The wayward turning of her head;

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Her voice, as low and musical

As far-off water's murmurous call;

Her laughter, dainty as the breeze

That ripples through the tops of trees;

Her manifold enchanting wiles,

Of forced frowns and sunny smiles,

Do each some added charm impart,

And faster bind my captive heart.

Sometimes I fancy that I dwell

"With her my soul adores so well,

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