A Song of the Princess

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A Song of the Princess
by Sara Teasdale
From Helen of Troy and Other Poems Part II

The princess has her lovers,
      A score of knights has she,
And each can sing a madrigal,
      And praise her gracefully.

But Love that is so bitter
      Hath put within her heart
A longing for the scornful knight
      Who silent stands apart.

And tho' the others praise and plead,
      She maketh no reply,
Yet for a single word from him,
      I ween that she would die.


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