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 1306. If there were no frowns or pets on the part of the beloved, love would miss its fruits and its half-growns.

1307. There is a pain that belongeth unto bouderie : for one asketh oneself whether reconciliation is near or yet a far way off.

1308. Of what avail is my grieving when there is no loving one nigh to see how much I suffer ?

1309. Water is pleasant only in shady groves : and pettishness hath a charm only in one who loveth ardently.

1310. If my heart still yearneth for her who sootheth me not, it is due to nothing but a foolish longing. Rh