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PLACED WITH A ROSE UPON A LADY'S CHEEK.
| Roses on roses I bestow; Bright rose! to brighter roses go— Bask in the sunlight of her eyes, Nor dread their fires; the dews which rise In pity for a heart that grieves, Will shed reviving coolness on thy leaves. |
QUESTUS.
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