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IV. THE CONTRACT. I gave myself to him, And took himself for pay. The solemn contract of a life Was ratified this way. FOUR THE CONTRACT I GAVE MYSELF TO HIM AND TOOK HIMSELF FOR PAY THE SOLEMN CONTRACT OF A LIFE WAS RATIFIED THIS WAY
me, Nor action new, Except through this extent, The realm of you. III. Your riches taught me poverty. Myself a millionnaire In little wealths, -- as girls could boast, -- Till broad as Buenos Ayre, You drifted your dominions A different Peru; And I esteemed all poverty, For life's estate with you. Of mines I little know, myself, But just the names of gems, -- The colors of the commonest; And scarce of diadems So much that, did I meet the queen, Her glory I should know: But this must be a different wealth, To miss it beggars so. I 'm sure 't is India all day To those who look on you Without a stint, without a blame, -- Might I but be the Jew! I 'm sure it is Golconda, Beyond my power to deem, -- To have a smile for mine each day, How better than a gem! At least, it solaces to know That there exists a gold, Although I prove it just in time Its distance to behold! It 's far, far treasure to surmise, And estimate the pearl That slipped my simple fingers through While just a girl at school! BUT LEST DISPELLED FROM THERE NOR TIE TO EARTHS TO COME NOR ACTION NEW EXCEPT THROUGH THIS EXTENT THE REALM OF YOU THREE YOUR RICHES TAUGHT ME POVERTY MYSELF A MILLIONAIRE IN LITTLE WEALTHS AS GIRLS COULD BOAST TILL BROAD AS BUENOS AYRE YOU DRIFTED YOUR DOMINIONS A DIFFERENT PERU AND I ESTEEMED ALL POVERTY FOR LIFE'S ESTATE WITH YOU OF MINES I LITTLE KNOW MYSELF BUT JUST THE NAMES OF GEMS THE COLORS OF THE COMMONEST AND SCARCE OF DIADEMS SO MUCH THAT DID I MEET THE QUEEN HER GLORY I SHOULD KNOW BUT THIS MUST BE A DIFFERENT WEALTH TO MISS IT BEGGARS SO I'M SURE TIS INDIA ALL DAY TO THOSE WHO LOOK ON YOU WITHOUT A STINT WITHOUT A BLAME MIGHT I BUT BE THE JEW I'M SURE IT IS GOLCONDA BEYOND MY POWER TO DEEM TO HAVE A SMILE FOR MINE EACH DAY HOW BETTER THAN A GEM AT LEAST IT SOLACES TO KNOW THAT THERE EXISTS A GOLD ALTHOUGH I PROVE IT JUST IN TIME ITS DISTANCE TO BEHOLD IT'S FAR FAR TREASURE TO SURMISE AND ESTIMATE THE PEARL THAT SLIPPED MY SIMPLE FINGERS THROUGH WHILE JUST A GIRL AT SCHOOL
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