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Lady Mine

H E Clarke 1867 (Woburn, Massachusetts) – 1945 (Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.)


Lady mine, most fair thou art
With youth's gold and white and red;
'Tis a pity that thy heart
Is so much harder than thy head.
  
This has stayed my kisses oft,
This from all thy charms debarr'd,
That thy head is strangely soft,
While thy heart is strangely hard.
  
Nothing had kept us apart,
I had loved thee, I had wed,
Hadst thou had a softer heart
Or a harder head.
  
But I think I'll bear Love's smart
Till the wound has healed and fled,
Or thy head is like thy heart,
Or thy heart is like thy head.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

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Scheme ABAB XAXX ABAB ABAB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 492
Words 104
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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H E Clarke

Herbert Lincoln Clarke (September 12, 1867 – January 30, 1945) was an American cornetist, feature soloist, bandmaster, and composer. He is considered the most prominent cornetist of his time. Clarke's legacy includes composing a portion of the standard repertoire for the instrument, many recordings, as well as a seminal school of playing which emphasized not only technical aptitude, but also increased warmth and lyricism of tone. He also produced several method books that are still used by brass students. more…

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