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When first we met we did not guess

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Robert Bridges (1844 – 1930)
 
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When first we met we did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master;
Of more than common friendliness
When first we met we did not guess.
Who could foretell this sore distress,
This irretrievable disaster
When first we met – We did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master.

My Life

 
Sergei Yesenin (4 Oct. 1895 – 27 Dec. 1925)
 
My Life
 
It appears, my life is fated to torment;
My way is dammed up by grief and distress.
My life has been severed from fun and enjoyment,
Vexation and wounds are afflicting my chest.
 
It seems I’m fated to suffer from pain.
All I have in this life are bad luck and [...]

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