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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave If the king had given me for my ownParis, his citadel,And I for that must leave aloneHer whom I love so well,I'd say then to the CrownTake back your glittering townMy darling is more fair, I swear.My darling is more fair. - Quote by Richard Wilbur

If the king had given me for my ownParis, his citadel,And I for that must leave aloneHer whom I love so well,I’d say then to the CrownTake back your glittering townMy darling is more fair, I swear.My darling is more fair.

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