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Blindman's Buff.

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OH, my Theresa dear!     Thine eyes, I greatly fear,     Can through the bandage see!     Although thine eyes are bound,     By thee I'm quickly found,     And wherefore shouldst thou catch but me?     Ere long thou held'st me fast,     With arms around me cast,     Upon thy breast I fell;     Scarce was thy bandage gone,     When all my joy was flown,     Thou coldly didst the blind repel.     He groped on ev'ry side,     His limbs he sorely tried,     While scoffs arose all round;     If thou no love wilt give,     In sadness I shall live,     As if mine eyes remain'd still bound.

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