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1126. He will not go from my eyes, neither will he be hurt when I wink: so subtle is the form of my beloved.

1127. My beloved dwelleth ever within my eyes: so I do not paint them even lest I lose sight of him even for an instant.

1128. My beloved is ever in my heart: so I eat not hot food lest it burn him there.

1129. I wink not for fear that I should lose sight of him even for that instant : and for this the village folk charge him with cruelty.

1130. He dwelleth lovingly within my bosom and is never away from thence : and yet the village folk declare that he hath abandoned me, and call him cruel. Rh