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Sweetest Of Maidens, Oh, How Can I Tell

by Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

'Sweetest of maidens, oh, how can I tell
The love that transfigures the whole earth to me?
The longing that causes my bosom to swell,
When I dream of a life all devoted to thee?'




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