“My true-love hath my heart”

by Sir Philip Sidney English

My true-love hath my heart, and I have his,   By just exchange one to the other given: I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,   There never was a better bargain driven: My true-love hath my heart, and I have his. His heart in me keeps him and me in one;   My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides: He loves my heart, for once it was his own;   I cherish his because in me it bides: My true-love hath my heart, and I have his.

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