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"Pledge me with wine," the maiden cried, / Her tones were gay and light; / "From others you have turned aside, / I claim your pledge to-night."
The blood rushed to the young man's cheek / Then left it deadly pale; / Beneath the witchery of her smile / He felt his courage fail.