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The Bride Cometh

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"The Book of Odes", by L. Cranmer-Byng, [1908],

p. 48

"The Bride Cometh\"

The turtle-dove dwells in the magpie's nest.

One cometh as a bride to be caressed;

A hundred carriages have gone in quest.

"The magpie's home the young dove hath possessed".

This lady cometh as a life-long guest;

A hundred chariots on the road have pressed.

The turtle-dove shall fill the magpie's nest.

She travels far from home to love and rest;

A hundred carriages her rank attest.
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