Two Doves Upon the Selfsame Branch

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Two doves upon the selfsame branch, / Two lilies on a single stem, / Two butterflies upon one flower: -- / O happy they who look on them.

Who look upon them hand in hand / Flushed in the rosy summer light; / Who look upon them hand in hand / And never give a thought to night.

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