John Keats - I had a dove lyrics

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John Keats - I had a dove lyrics

I had a dove and the sweet dove died; And I have thought it died of grieving; O, what could it grieve for? Its feet were tied, With a silken thread of my own hand's weaving; Sweet little red feet! why should you die - Why should you leave me, sweet bird! why? You liv'd alone in the forest-tree, Why, pretty thing! would you not live with me? I kiss'd you oft and gave you white peas; Why not live sweetly, as in the green trees?