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THERE ARE LOVES AND LOVES.

& quot; & quot;THERE are loves and loves that pass one by

1 As light as birds in a summer sky,

As sweet as flowers that quickly fade,

As little dreams, made and unmade.

Their memories linger ah, how sweet !

But we hear no more their tripping feet ;

The world laughs on, and we laugh too,

But we sigh sometimes, as all must do.

But loves there are, when we lay supine,

Which suddenly lift, as with touch divine;

And our lives grow rich with wealth untold,

And our nerves as bowstrings, twanging bold.

And these loves last, for their lines are deep;

Their days are sun-full, their nights are sleep;

With life they live, and they shape the breath

That lingers last on the lips at death.

TWENTY KISSES.

TWENTY kisses on your cheek,

Lady love, so fair;

Blush and pallor, hide-and-seek,

Prove them welcome there.