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Cheating Time

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Kiss me, sweetheart.    One by one     Swift and sure the moments run.     Soon, too soon, for you and me     Gone for aye the day will be.     Do not let time cheat us then,     Kiss me often and again.     Every time a moment slips     Let us count it on our lips     While we're kissing, strife and pain     Cannot come between us twain.     If we pause too long a space,     Who can tell what may take place?     You may pout, and I may scold,     Souls be sundered, hearts grow cold;     Death may come, and love take wings;     Oh! a thousand cruel things     May creep in to spoil the day,     If we throw the time away.     Let us time, the cheater, cheat,     Kiss me, darling, kiss me, sweet.

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"Kiss me, sweetheart.    One by one..."

This evocative piece by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, titled "Cheating Time", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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