Poem by James Joyce

Chamber Music. 6. I Would in That Sweet Bosom Be

I would in that sweet bosom be
    (O sweet it is and fair it is!)
Where no rude wind might visit me.
    Because of sad austerities
I would in that sweet bosom be.

I would be ever in that heart
    (O soft I knock and soft entreat her!)
Where only peace might be my part.
    Austerities were all the sweeter
So I were ever in that heart.

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2. Chamber Music. 20. In the Dark Pine-Wood
3. Chamber Music. 7. My Love Is in a Light Attire
4. Satire on the Brothers Fay
5. Chamber Music. 33. Now, O Now, in This Brown Land

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