E'en now, how dearly do I feel there may ! But what of them ? they are not made for me— The hasty flashes of contending steel Must serve instead of glances from my love, And for soft breathing sighs the cannon's roar. Recollections of a Chaperon - Page 220by Arabella Jane Sullivan - 1833Full view - About this book
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