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Braid The Raven Hair.

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Braid the raven hair,     Weave the supple tress,     Deck the maiden fair     In her loveliness;     Paint the pretty face,     Dye the coral lip.     Emphasize the grace     Of her ladyship!     Art and nature, thus allied,     Go to make a pretty bride!     Sit with downcast eye,     Let it brim with dew;     Try if you can cry,     We will do so, too.     When you're summoned, start     Like a frightened roe;     Flutter, little heart,     Color, come and go!     Modesty at marriage tide     Well becomes a pretty bride!

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