Poesy

With rue my heart is laden

With rue my heart is ladenFor golden friends I had,For many a rose-lipt maidenAnd many a lightfoot lad.

By brooks too broad for leapingThe lightfoot boys are laid;The rose-lipt girls are sleepingIn fields where roses fade.

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