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One Tear

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Last night, when at parting          Awhile we did stand,     Suddenly starting,          There fell on my hand     Something that burned it,          Something that shone     In the moon as I turned it,          And then it was gone.     One bright stray jewel--          What made it stray?     Was I cold or cruel,          At the close of day?     Oh, do not cry, lass!          What is crying worth?     There is no lass like my lass          In the whole wide earth.

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"Last night, when at parting..."

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