Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.
Dare Quam AccipereMathilde Blind (18411896)
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My heart was deadly sore;
Without thy love it seem’d, my Dear,
That I could live no more.
Care or care not for me,
Thou canst not take the love away
Wherewith I worship thee.
My heart I shall not break:
For still I hold it that to give
Is sweeter than to take.