Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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OH NOT FOR ME!
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A little breeze waves the willowThat droops across the stream,
And ev'ry infant billow
Sports with a bright sunbeam;
Go forth—go forth—there's joy for thee,
But not for me! oh not for me!
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I shun the sunny meadow,I seek the church-yard's gloom,
Beneath the yew tree's shadow,
I weep o'er Laura's tomb.
Go forth—go forth—there's joy for thee,
But not for me! oh not for me!
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