“Dream that the lips once breathless
Might quicken if they would;
Say that the soul is deathless;
Dream that the gods are good;
Say March may wed September,
And time divorce regret;
But not that you remember,
And not that I forget.”

"Rococo", lines 25-32.
Poems and Ballads (1866-89)

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English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic 1837–1909

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