When, full of warm and eager love,
I clasp you in my fond embrace,
You gently push me back and say,
"Take care, my dear, you'll spoil my lace."

William Wetmore Story

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When, full of warm and eager love,I clasp you in my fond embrace,You gently push me back and say,"Take care, my dear, you'll spoil my lace."

— William Wetmore Story

Those black eyes I once so praised
Now are hard and sharp and cold;
Where's the love that through them blazed?
Where's the tenderness of old?

— William Wetmore Story

Hate me an hour, and then turn round
And love me truly, just one minute.

— William Wetmore Story

Hate me an hour, and then turn roundAnd love me truly, just one minute.

— William Wetmore Story

Those black eyes I once so praisedNow are hard and sharp and cold;Where's the love that through them blazed?Where's the tenderness of old?

— William Wetmore Story