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 THE WEDDING-DAY

I

, name the day for me

When we two shall wedded be.

Make it ere another moon,

While the meadows are in tune,

And the trees are blossoming,

And the robins mate and sing.

Whisper, love, and name a day

In this merry month of May.

No, no, no,

You shall not escape me so!

Love will not forever wait;

Roses fade when gathered late.

II

Fie, for shame, Sir Malcontent!

How can time be better spent 70