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Old Dutch Love Song.

By Eugene Field

Topics: classic

I am not rich, and yet my wealth     Surpasseth human measure;     My store untold     Is not of gold     Nor any sordid treasure.     Let this one hoard his earthly pelf,     Another court ambition--     Not for a throne     Would I disown     My poor and proud condition!     The worldly gain achieved to-day     To-morrow may be flying--     The gifts of kings     Are fleeting things--     The gifts of love undying!     In her I love is all my wealth--     For her my sole endeavor;     No heart, I ween,     Hath fairer queen,     No liege such homage, ever!

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Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an American writer and poet known as the "children's poet." His poems "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "Little Boy Blue" are cherished classics of American children's literature.

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