Jewels of Romance
THE LAND OF ROMANCE
You want me, my love, to carry you away,
Far away from laws that oppress,
To some Twlight shore where happiness
Begins over all, and Life is a roundelay;
To a land of raprous tenderness,
Where Laughter and Love are forever at play?
I know just such a land, ah, 'tis wondrous fair,
Yet I dare not lead you to its shore,
For lovers who have been there before
Have returned in sorrow, hearts laden with care,
Cursing the kingdom forevermore-
Its esctasies were greater than they could bear.
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