Вот символ жизненных страстей -
Колечко матери моей.
Истерто временем давно...
Но все ж, из золота оно!
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George Crabbe
HIS MOTHER'S WEDDING RING
The ring so worn, as you behold,
So thin, so pale, is yet of gold:
The passion such it was to prove;
Worn with life's cares, love yet was love.
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