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Sonnet. to Genevra - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Sonnet. to Genevra

By George Gordon, Lord ByronSource: George Gordon, Lord Byron - PoetryDB (Public Domain)110 words

Thy cheek is pale with thought, but not from woe,

And yet so lovely, that if Mirth could flush

Its rose of whiteness with the brightest blush,

My heart would wish away that ruder glow:

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