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/ I. You say I do not love you! -- Tell me why, / When I have gazed a little on your face, / And then gone forth into the world of men, / A beauty, neither of the Earth or Sky, / A glamour, that transforms each common place, / Attends my spirit then?
/ II. You say I do not love you! -- Yet I know / When I have heard you speak and dwelt upon / Your words awhile, my heart has gone away / Filled with strange music, very soft and low, / A dim companion, touching with sweet tone / The discords of the day.
/ III. You say I do not love you! -- Yet it seems, / When I have kissed your hand and said farewell, / A fragrance, sweeter than did flower yet bloom, / Accompanies my soul and fills, with dreams, / The sad and sordid streets, where people dwell, / Dreams of spring's wild perfume.