The Bargain Poem by Sir Philip Sidney

The Bargain

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MY true love hath my heart, and I have his,
   By just exchange one for another given:
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
   There never was a better bargain driven:
   My true love hath my heart, and I have his.

His heart in me keeps him and me in one,
   My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides:
He loves my heart, for once it was his own,
   I cherish his because in me it bides:
   My true love hath my heart, and I have his.

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Dddddd Ssssssssssss 28 September 2016

actualy i real shocked that no comment for this lovely poem.

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Susan Williams 10 April 2016

Now that is the way love should conducted- I have his heart instead of mine and he has mine instead of his. That arrangement would certainly put a lot more emphasis on the quality of a person's interior and a whole lot less on his or her outward gorgeousness.

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Tanya Grae 12 October 2009

This was one of Jackie Onassis's favorite poems, according to her daughter, Caroline.

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