Samuel Butler: What mad lover ever dy'd, To gain a soft and gentle bride? Or for a lady tender-hearted, In purling streams or hemp depa

What mad lover ever dy'd, To gain a soft and gentle bride? Or for a lady tender- — Samuel Butler

What mad lover ever dy'd, To gain a soft and gentle bride? Or for a lady tender-hearted, In purling streams or hemp departed?

Samuel Butler

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