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Before I lost my love, he said to me: / 'Sweetheart, I like deep azure tints on you. ' / But I, perverse as any girl will be / Who has too many lovers, wore not blue.
He said, 'I love to see my lady's hair / Coiled low like Clytie's -- with no wanton curl. ' / But I, like any silly, wilful girl, / Said, 'Donald likes it high,' and wore it there.