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The Crimson Bookshelf

THE HUNDRED NAMES, by H. H. Hart. University of California Press. 1934. Price $1.75.

I know -- you need not tell me --

That your thoughts are pure as moonlight,

Or as the glowing sun at midday Overhead.

My home lies noble in its gardens.

There the marriage oath I've taken,

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And I ever shall be faithful,

Even past the gates of death.

So!

The twin pearls are in this letter.

I send them back to you in sadness

With a sigh.

If you look closely, you'll find with them

Two other twin gems lying.

Twin tears fallen from my eyelids,

Telling of a breaking heart.

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