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EVER BE HAPPY.

These verses, “like the “Drunkard's Lament,” were written for music, and widely circulated in that form.

EVER be happy, wherever thou art—
Leaving a broken heart;
Still be thy bosom unclouded with care,
Though I no more am there:
Yet, like a star,
Worshipped afar,
Purely loved still thou art—
Loved by a broken heart.

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Well I remember the hours that we met—
Oh! that I could forget!
Oh! that Oblivion might haply o'ercast
Joys that too brightly passed!
Oh! that my soul
Thought might control,
And forget that thou wert
Loved by a trusting heart!

I can but bless thee, wherever thou art—
Bless thee with hopeless heart;
I can but pray that no grief shall be thine,
Grief such as now is mine.
Though in the dust
Lies all my trust,
Yet beloved still thou art—
Loved by a changeless heart.