None in the world, so venturesome and wild,

And yet withal, so tender, true, and mild,

As he can be. And those who think him blind

Are much to blame. His ways are ever kind;

And he can plead as softly as a child.

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And when he talks to me I feel the touch

Of some sweet hope, a feeling of content

Almost akin to what by joy is meant.

And then I brood on this; for Love is such,