Poems and Songs by E. H. B. [i.e. E. H. Bickersteth] | ||
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SONG.
[Why do I think on thee]
I
Why do I think on thee,Dearest, oh! say?
Why do I think on thee,
Far—far away?
II
Wan is my cheek and paleWatching for thee;
Why should I weep and wail?
Come, love, to me.
III
Though fair ones surround thee,The witty—the gay—
Wilt thou remember me,
Far—far away?
Poems and Songs by E. H. B. [i.e. E. H. Bickersteth] | ||