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Flashcards in Tess's Lament Deck (14)
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1
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Forgot me quite

A

I would that folk forgot me quite, forgot me quite

2
Q

Days work

A

Of my days work as done

3
Q

Dairy

A

Ah! Dairy where I loved so long, I lived so long

4
Q

Lie down

A

and lie down hopefully

5
Q

Clock

A

He watched me to the clocks slow beat

6
Q

Now he’s gone

A

And now he’s gone; and now he’s gone;… and now he’s gone!

7
Q

Flowers

A

The flowers we potted perhaps are throw to rot upon the farm

8
Q

Weeds

A

May now grow nettle, dock, and briar

9
Q

Cosy

A

So cosy once a warm

10
Q

Cross on me

A

And I just take my cross on me for wronging him awhile

11
Q

Wedding

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How gay we looked that day we wed, that day we wed

12
Q

They all said

A

May joy be with ye!

13
Q

Takes my place

A

And takes my place at churn

14
Q

Gone

A

My doings be a they were not, and gone all trace of me