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Thomas Hood - "By Eve`ry Sweet Tradition of True Hearts"
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By ev`ry sweet tradition of true hearts, 
Graven by Time, in love with his own lore; 
By all old martyrdoms and antique smarts, 
Wherein Love died to be alive the more; 
Yea, by the sad impression on the shore, 
Left by the drown`d Leander, to endear 
That coast for ever, where the billow`s roar 
Moaneth for pity in the Poet`s ear; 
By Hero`s faith, and the foreboding tear 
That quench`d her brand`s last twinkle in its fall; 
By Sappho`s leap, and the low rustling fear 
That sigh`d around her flight; I swear by all, 
The world shall find such pattern in my act, 
As if Love`s great examples still were lack`d.
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