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Love, Wandering thro' the Golden Maze

by Thomas Moore 1779–1852

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Love, wandering through the golden maze
Of my beloved's hair,
Traced every lock with fond delays,
And, doting, lingered there.
And soon he found 'twere vain to fly;
His heart was close confined,
For, every ringlet was a tie--
A chain by beauty twined.

MLA

Moore, Thomas. “Love, Wandering thro' the Golden Maze.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/410/.

Chicago

Moore, Thomas. “Love, Wandering thro' the Golden Maze.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/410/.

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