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Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803–1849)

HOW many times do I love thee, dear?

Tell me how many thoughts there be

In the atmosphere

Of a new-fallen year,

Whose white and sable hours appear

The latest flake of Eternity:

So many times do I love thee, dear.

How many times do I love, again?

Tell me how many beads there are

In a silver chain

Of evening rain,

Unraveled from the tumbling main,

And threading the eye of a yellow star:

So many times do I love, again.