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A vase upon the mantelpiece, / A ship upon the sea, / A goat upon a mountain-top / Are much the same to me; / But when you mention melon jam, / Or picnics by the creek, / Or apple pies, or pantomimes, / I love to hear you speak.
The date of Magna Charta or / The doings of the Dutch, / Or capes, or towns, or verbs, or nouns / Do not excite me much; / But when you mention motor rides -- / Down by the sea for choice / Or chasing games, or chocolates, / I love to hear your voice.