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One morning Chloe, to avoid the heat,

Sat in a corner of a shady seat.

Young Strephon, on the self-same errand bound,

This fairest flower of all the garden found.

Her peerless beauty set his heart aflame,

Three monosyllables expressed his aim.

At a respectful distance he conversed

About the weather; then became immersed

In other topics, lessening the while

The space between them, heartened by her smile.

The same three simple words, now joined in one,

Expressed their happy state at set of sun.

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