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Show BALLADE OF KISSED WOMEN. M By AVHknot Hurt. Whatever tho changes tho years have grown, H Or goodly things has our race resigned, H - . . ,h x , , i i M (For the lips will road what tho heart nam H sown ) , H To one sweet custom are all inclined: H AVhoro the passlflora Is intertwined H To fashion a covert for lovers' tryst H Did over It shelter Its leaves behind H A woman with lips that never were kissed? M It winsome-creature or wltherod crone, H It matters not, they are all aligned H Aro all alike to the practice prone, H As a multitude with a single mind. H And each has a jowoled joy enshrined H In memory's fane none ele may wist, H For you ne'er could meet, tho' the- gods H combined, A woman with lips that ner were klsved. H Within tho kltchon or on the throne, H Be it sweetest core or the bltter rind M Of recollection sho calls her own M Of vows swift broken or vows that bind, M And holding a voucher that's countersigned H For raptures tostod or raptures mlssod, jjH Ts there, fMr or homely for lovo Is blind! M A woman with lips that never wero kissed? fl L'ENVnr. H Friend, on your favor should be so kind, M Wand'ring tho world wherever you list, M Wire mo "collect" If you ever find ,. A woman with lips that never were kissed. |