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Rondeau

Hunt, Leigh (1784 - 1859)

Original Text: 
Monthly Chronicle (London: Longman, 1838). AP M664 MICR mfm Robarts Library
1Jenny kissed me when we met,
2    Jumping from the chair she sat in;
3Time, you thief, who love to get
4    Sweets into your list, put that in:
5Say I'm weary, say I'm sad,
6    Say that health and wealth have missed me,
7Say I'm growing old, but add,
8    Jenny kissed me.

Notes

1] The Jenny of the poem is said to have been Jane Welsh Carlyle, wife of Thomas Carlyle. Back to Line
Publication Start Year: 
1838
RPO poem Editors: 
J. D. Robins
RPO Edition: 
2RP.2.157; RPO 1996-2000.
Form: 
couplets