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Dearest, give your love to me, -- / I will keep it well, / Cradle it, as does the sea / Hold the shell -- / Deep, unseen, and secretly.
Dearest, give your kiss to me, -- / I will keep tho' all assail: / As the temple prayerfully / Holds the Grail. / Altars then my lips shall be!
Dearest, give to me your trust, -- / I will not betray. / Hold it, as the beacon must / Hold the ray, / Till the lighthouse stones are dust.