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"I want a wife," said Brown, "and since
I've jilted been by Fanny,
To make the faithless creature wince
I'll Miriam wed—or Annie."
I've jilted been by Fanny,
To make the faithless creature wince
I'll Miriam wed—or Annie."
Said Robinson, "No other maid
Such passion can inspire;
A frenzy not to be gainsaid,
That fills my veins with fire."
Such passion can inspire;
A frenzy not to be gainsaid,
That fills my veins with fire."
Said Black, "The maiden I adore
As with a saint's devotion
The sacredest of shrines before,—
A still and rapt emotion."
As with a saint's devotion
The sacredest of shrines before,—
A still and rapt emotion."
"She's full of wild caprice," said Green,
"And strange and fitful fancies,
But in her alone of all I've seen
A spirit of romance is."
"And strange and fitful fancies,
But in her alone of all I've seen
A spirit of romance is."
"Ah me! I love her much," sighed Page,
"But then a bird so gay
Would need a gorgeous golden cage,
And ever sing 'pay, pay.'"
"But then a bird so gay
Would need a gorgeous golden cage,
And ever sing 'pay, pay.'"
"She's of her sex the perfect flower,"
Said Harrison, "about her
There's such a strange magnetic power
Life's nothing worth without her."
Said Harrison, "about her
There's such a strange magnetic power
Life's nothing worth without her."
Guess now, of all who bent the knee,
Who finally enchained her?
Alas! I can't but fear that he
Who least deserved her gained her.
Who finally enchained her?
Alas! I can't but fear that he
Who least deserved her gained her.
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