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Rondeau · Love

Jenny Kissed Me

by Leigh Hunt · 1838

1Jenny kiss'd me when we met,

2Jumping from the chair she sat in;

3Time, you thief, who love to get

4Sweets into your list, put that in!

5Say I'm weary, say I'm sad,

6Say that health and wealth have miss'd me,

7Say I'm growing old, but add,

8Jenny kiss'd me.

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Poem
Jenny Kissed Me
Poet
Leigh Hunt
Published
1838
Length
8 lines
Form
Rondeau, Short Poems
Themes
Love, Happiness, Short

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Shape
8 lines · one 8-line stanza
End rhyme
ABABCDCD.
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Author record
Leigh Hunt1784–1859
Source record
WikisourceJenny Kissed Me by leigh-hunt, Wikisource transcription
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Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
Publication record
1838
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SHA-256 3c3f59b88bffceda
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