Poem by Coventry Patmore

Ma Belle

Farewell, dear Heart! Since needs it must I go,
Dear Heart, farewell!
Fain would I stay, but that I love thee so.
One kiss, ma Belle!
What hope lies in the Land we do not know,
Who, Dear, can tell?
But thee I love, and let thy 'plaint be, ‘Lo,
He loved me well!’ 

1. Alexander and Lycon
2. King Cophetua The First
3. Regina Cœle
4. Deliciae Sapientiae de Amore
5. Faint Yet Pursuing

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