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Four Old English Love Lyrics

Song Cycle by (Archie Thomas) Lee Ashton (b. 1873)

3. The heart's devotion  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden;
  Thou needest not fear mine;
My spirit is too deeply laden
  Ever to burden thine.
                           
I fear thy mien, thy tones, thy motion;
  Thou needest not fear mine;
Innocent is the heart's devotion
  With which I worship thine.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Sloky (Shelley 2)", Prague, J. Otto, first published 1901

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 44