A SHATTERED ROMANCE
Reading edition
My heart is aflame with a love that enslaves My passion for thee is afire; My soul is athirst for the love that it craves, And you are the one I admire. Pray speak, Dear! and say your affections are mine, And all the sweet charms you possess; Then I will surrender my wishes to thine And be but thy slave, I confess. When she answered, at length, I felt very sure I'd pleaded my cause quite enough; "You're the one man on earth I couldn't endure, So cut out that comedy stuff!"