Locrine: a tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Ay, child; his heart was less care's throne than joy's,
Power's less than love's friend ever: and with thee His mood that plays is blither than a boy's. SABRINA. I would the boy would give the maid her will. ESTRILD. Has not thine heart as mine has here its fill? SABRINA. So have our hearts while sleeping--till they wake. ESTRILD. Too soon is this for waking: sleep thou still. SABRINA. Bid then the dawn sleep, and the world lie chill. ESTRILD. This nest is warm for one small wood-dove's sake. SABRINA. |
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