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THE WINDOW; OR, THE SONG OF THE WRENS: THE ANSWER, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Two little hands that meet
Last Line: Break, break, and all 's done.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tennyson, Lord Alfred; Tennyson, 1st Baron; Tennyson Of Aldworth And Farringford, Baron


Two little hands that meet,
Claspt on her seal, my sweet!
Must I take you and break you,
Two little hands that meet?
I must take you, and break you,
And loving hands must part --
Take, take -- break, break --
Break -- you may break my heart.
Faint heart never won --
Break, break, and all 's done.





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