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If I make the lashes dark 
And the eyes more bright 
And the lips more scarlet, 
Or ask if all be right 
From mirror after mirror, 
No vanity's displayed: 
I'm looking for the face I had 
Before the world was made. 

What if I look upon a man 
As though on my beloved, 
And my blood be cold the while 
And my heart unmoved? 
Why should he think me cruel 
Or that he is betrayed? 
I'd have him love the thing that was 
Before the world was made. 

Added: 2 Mar 2002 | Last Read: 26 May 2012 11:04 AM | Viewed: 7411 times

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