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18640419-18640420
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Kiss me softly and speak to me low, Malice has ever a cry [illegible] ear. What if malice were [lurking] near? Kiss me dear! Kiss me softy and speak to me low. Kiss me softy and speak to me low. Envy, too, has a watchful ear, What if envy should chance to hear, Kiss me dear, Kiss me softy and speak to me low. Kiss me softly and speak to me low, Trust me darling the time is near, When lovers may move with never a fear, Kiss me dear, Kiss me softly and speak to me low. ------------------------------ April 19-20 – [the two dates are covered with what looks to be a draft of a poem revolving around the idea of “kissing gently” and speaking “low”. His entry for March 7 has the same beginning as this draft which suggests he either was mulling over the poem for over a month or he selected sparse diary entries and later wrote in new ideas in the spaces. He does mention that he writes in his last year diaries. Any way the “kiss me” effort is not included and can be read online if interested.] Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.

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Henry O. Nightingale diary, 1864
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UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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Henry O. Nightingale diaries

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