All knots that lovers tie Are tied to sever. Here shall your sweethear…

A. E. Housman
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All knots that lovers tie Are tied to sever. Here shall your sweetheart lie, Untrue for ever. ✨ A. E. Housman (2013). Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated), p.24, Delphi Classics
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All knots that lovers tie Are tied to sever. Here shall your sweetheart lie, Untrue for ever. ✨ A. E. Housman (2013). Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated), p.24, Delphi Classics

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