Though fancy and the might of rhyme,
That turneth like the tide,
Have borne me many a musing time,
Beloved, from thy side

Ah yet, I pray thee, deem not Sweet,
Those hours were given in vain;
Within these covers to thy feet
I bring them back again. (Archibald Lampman)

Though fancy and the might of rhyme, That turneth like the tide, Have borne me many a musing time, Beloved, from thy side Ah yet, I pray thee, deem not Sweet, Those hours were given in vain; Within these covers to thy feet I bring them back again.

Archibald Lampman

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