He comb'd...

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He comb'd her chestnut hair,

   a strand of sterling here and there

   showed the road on which she traveled

      had been grieving
In a length of red lace the curly locks he caught

   then behind her ear tuck'd a Forget-Me-Not

   and kiss'd the crown of her head

      before leaving

   

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