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MY LOVED—MY OWN.
Nor the hush of the shadowy night,
Nor the glare of the busy day,
Nor the many cares of the world, from thee
Ever lure my thoughts away.
In dreams thou art by my side,
With thy babe, a rose unblown,
And thy voice for me breathes melody,
My loved—my own!
Nor the glare of the busy day,
Nor the many cares of the world, from thee
Ever lure my thoughts away.
In dreams thou art by my side,
With thy babe, a rose unblown,
And thy voice for me breathes melody,
My loved—my own!
The page of the laurell'd bard
Thrills me not, since thou art gone;
And from earth below, and the sky above,
Is an olden charm withdrawn.
Come back with thy beaming smile,
For my heart is mournful grown—
Fast the wild bird flies, when her sad mate cries,
My loved—my own!
Thrills me not, since thou art gone;
And from earth below, and the sky above,
Is an olden charm withdrawn.
Come back with thy beaming smile,
For my heart is mournful grown—
Fast the wild bird flies, when her sad mate cries,
My loved—my own!
I have prayed for a spell whereby
I might question the wind of thee,
And learn if thy cheek was flushed with health,
Or wan while afar from me.
And I start when the casement jars,
And I hear a hollow moan,
But the churlish gale will tell no tale,
My loved—my own!
I might question the wind of thee,
And learn if thy cheek was flushed with health,
Or wan while afar from me.
And I start when the casement jars,
And I hear a hollow moan,
But the churlish gale will tell no tale,
My loved—my own!
Not sooner the noon-parch'd flower,
Would revive in summer rain,
Than a glimpse of thee and my laughing boy
Would my sick heart heal again.
We have been, since wed, like leaves
By the breath of autumn blown;
But home's green bowers may yet be ours,
My loved—my own!
Would revive in summer rain,
Than a glimpse of thee and my laughing boy
Would my sick heart heal again.
We have been, since wed, like leaves
By the breath of autumn blown;
But home's green bowers may yet be ours,
My loved—my own!
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