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Forgiven.

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I might have met his anger with a smile         For so it was that I had set my heart     To mask deception with a wanton's guile,         And save the tears that now begin to start.     I might have worn my guilty crown of thorn,--         Yea, even worn it gladly like a prize;     But, oh! more bitter than his rage or scorn,         He left me with forgiveness in his eyes.

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