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Had this one Day not been.
Or could it cease to be
How smitten, how superfluous,
Were every other Day!

Lest Love should value less
What Loss would value more
Had it the stricken privilege,
It cherishes before.

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 4:59 PM | Viewed: 8181 times

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