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Alfred Bunn

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But I also dreamt, which pleased me most,
That you lov'd me still the same.
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"I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls", The Bohemian Girl, Act 2. (c. 1841), set to music by Michael William Balfe.

 
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