True love's the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven : It is not fantasy's hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly ; It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die ; It is the secret sympathy, The silver link,... The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem - Page 111by Walter Scott - 1811 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
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...not in fierre desire, In dead desire it doth not die ; It is the secret sympathy, The silver chord, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind In body and in soul can bind. Lest attention should tire or abate, the poet frequently varies his measure, but it is always sweet... | |
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