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A Fable.

"LITTLE daisy, daisy fair,

May I while with thee?

May I breathe the morning air,

May I join in Nature's prayer

In the dews with thee?

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May I kiss thy heart of gold,

And my tale of love unfold?

For thou art so pure and white,

So lily-white and pure,

In the glow of morning light

Bewitchingly demure."

But the daisy shook her head.

"While not here with me,

Tell me not of love," she said;

"Go back to thy love instead,

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