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by Unknown

Like gems, these kisses of mine.

And when you muse at evening

At the sound of some vanished name,

The ghost of my kisses shall touch your lips

And kindle your heart to flame.

[¹] Copyright, Houghton, Mifflin & Co.

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WELL-KNOWN WESTERN POETS.