by Mary Ann Evans (1819 - 1880), as George Eliot
Came a pretty maid
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Came a pretty maid
By the moon's pure light,
Loved me well, she said,
Eyes with tears all bright,
A pretty maid!
But too late she strayed,
Moonlight pure was there;
She was naught but shade,
Hiding the more fair,
The heavenly maid!
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- by Mary Ann Evans (1819 - 1880), as George Eliot, no title, appears in The Spanish Gypsy, first published 1868 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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