She

If every tear of mine were gold
        And every sigh a tear,
Wouldst thou not then with kisses bold
        Entrap them falling clear?
If at each word I spoke of love
        Pearls rained from out the air,
How pleasant would to thee then prove
        To hear me speak for e'er!

He

If at each look of love I cast
        A cheque were signed and made,
If each tear's ending were the last
Touch of received and paid;
If each soft glance were a banknote
        And the same every sigh.
Wouldst thou not have me learn by rote
        Love's shows of misery?

Both

What can we do? What are we both
        But beings of our time?
Gold is the meat of living's broth,
        The vowel of the rhyme.
Even a token sad and old.
        A certain price will woo.
Our love would but be true as gold
        If we were gold all through.