Identifier: yellowapr189609uoft (find matches)
Title: The yellow book, an illustrated quarterly Volume 9
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898 Harland, Henry, 1861-1905
Subjects: English literature -- 19th century Great Britain -- Periodicals
Publisher: London : E. Mathews & J. Lane Boston : Copeland & Day
Contributing Library: Ryerson University

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Hand and Heart By Francis Prevost heart — clean hands, he said, and looked at mine,And caught them ere unclasped ; for one was redThat had besprinkled his white lips with wine : Clean heart — clean hands, he said. (What meant it ? He had whispered, on my breast,Loves converts should therewith be christened :And so my hand was soiled at his request. Hearts passover ! hed said). And then he drew the fingers pale apart, And with a kiss the cold, stained palm outspread,And pressed it thus, down oer his strenuous heart : So hand and heart, he said. When, through my thoughts, storm-fire in summers night,Flashed the dolts aimless face I had loathed and wed :He kissed my fingers still, wine-stained and white ; Sweet hands, sweetheart, he said. Sour 30 Hand and Heart Sour both ! I gasped, and shook myself away ; Required my mare : he fetched her, proudly staid ;Tightened the girths, and closed the curb-chains play : So hearts, sadly he said. And, stooping, set me deftly in my seat, Pulled

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