| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| The Newly-Wedded |
| | | Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802–39) |
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| NOW the rite is duly done, | |
| Now the word is spoken, | |
| And the spell has made us one | |
| Which may ne’er be broken; | |
| Rest we, dearest, in our home, | 5 |
| Roam we o’er the heather: | |
| We shall rest, and we shall roam, | |
| Shall we not? together. | |
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| From this hour the summer rose | |
| Sweeter breathes to charm us; | 10 |
| From this hour the winter snows | |
| Lighter fall to harm us: | |
| Fair or foul—on land or sea— | |
| Come the wind or weather, | |
| Best and worst, whate’er they be, | 15 |
| We shall share together. | |
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| Death, who friend from friend can part, | |
| Brother rend from brother, | |
| Shall but link us, heart and heart, | |
| Closer to each other: | 20 |
| We will call his anger play, | |
| Deem his dart a feather, | |
| When we meet him on our way | |
| Hand in hand together. | |
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