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Her thin pink lips were twin rosebuds
That had not come to flower,
And crowning all, her golden hair
Was loosened out in shower.
That had not come to flower,
And crowning all, her golden hair
Was loosened out in shower.
He has taken her by her slim white hand,
(Oh, light was her hand in his)
But the touch ran wild and fierce and hot,
And burned like a brand in his.
(Oh, light was her hand in his)
But the touch ran wild and fierce and hot,
And burned like a brand in his.
"Lord Thomas," she said; her voice was low,
"I come unbidden here,
But I have come to see your bride
And taste your bridal cheer."
"I come unbidden here,
But I have come to see your bride
And taste your bridal cheer."
He has taken her by her slim white hand
And led her to his bride,
And brown and white have bent them low,
And sat them side by side.
And led her to his bride,
And brown and white have bent them low,
And sat them side by side.
He has brimmed a cup with the wedding wine,
He has placed it in her hand,
She has raised it high and smiled on him
Like love in a distant land.
He has placed it in her hand,
She has raised it high and smiled on him
Like love in a distant land.
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