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the heart's anwser.
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THE HEART'S ANSWER
a song.

"Speak—speak to me, darling!
Hide thy sweet blush in my breast;
Breathe but one dear little murmur;
Thine eyes shall tell me the rest.

Say only thou wilt be mine, love;
Whisper me one little—"Yes!"
Ah! thou art silent,—thy soul, love,
Feels not my pleading caress!"

Low as the sigh of a flower,
Heard in the stillness of night,
Came the fond tones of the maiden,
Trembling with fear and delight,—