I told her I loved her and begged but a word, br One dear little word, that would be br For me by all odds the most sweet ever heard, br But never a word said she! br br I raged at her then, and I said she was cold; br I swore she was nothing to me; br I prayed her the cause of her silence unfold, br But never a word said she! br br I covered with kisses her delicate hand, br But she only glanced down where the sea br Low murmured in ripples of love on the sand, br And never a word said she! br br I cast her hand from me with rage unsuppressed, br And she turned her blue eyes up to me br And smiled as she laid her fair head on my breast; br 'What need of a word?' asked she.