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 Nor Reason to deride.

Whose love may freely gush and flow,
Unchecked, unchilled by doubt or fear,
For in their inmost hearts they know
It is not vainly nourished there.
They know that in a kindred breast
Their long desires have found a home,
Where heart and soul may kindly rest,^[1]
Weary and lorn no more to roam.
Their dreams of bliss were not in vain,^[2]

1. Cancelled reading:
   Where heart may bask and spirit rest.
   
   
2. Cancelled reading:
   They have not lived nor hoped in vain.