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Lays of Leisure Hours

By The Lady E. Stuart Wortley
Stuart-Wortley, Emmeline (1806-1855)

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VOLUME I.
  
THE STIRRING DAYS OF OLD.
  
WEEP NOT FOR ME.
  
HADDON HALL.
  
AND WOULD'ST THOU HAVE IT SO?
  
LINES WRITTEN BY THE SEA-SIDE.
  
THE WARRIOR'S CONFESSION.
  
BE STILL.
  
THE HAUNTS OF SORROW.
  
THE FLIGHT OF TIME.
  
OH! SUN THAT SETS!
  
I AM ALONE.
  
IRRESOLUTION.
  
THE LITTLE BOAT.
  
'TIS VAIN.
  
THOU BETTER KNOW'ST.
  
SPRING.
  
THE RESOURCE.
  
THE EXCUSE.
  
REMEMBRANCES.
  
DEAR ONE, BUT FORGIVE ME NOW.
  
HOPES AND DREAMS.
  
A FEW MORE HOURS.
  
VAIN ASPIRATIONS.
  
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS.
  
AWAY—AWAY.
  
TO THE DEPARTED.
  
SONNET.
  
LOVE'S INCREASE.
  
TO THE SKYLARK.
  
COME TO ME, LITTLE CHILD.
  
I CLAIM NOT CONSTANCY FROM THEE.
  
BLACK HAGGARD,
  
TO THE WIND.
  
A SPRING EVENING.
  
AND COULD'ST THOU HOLD.
  
I AM CONTENTED.
  
AND IS SHE DEAD?
  
STANZAS.
  
THE YOUTH OF THE SOUL.
  
LINES.
  
THE HEART'S GUESTS.
  
ADIEU!
  
TO NAPOLEON IN THE GRAVE.
  
ON DISAPPOINTMENT.
  
STANZAS.
  
OH! IF ONCE MORE.
  
LINES ON SUNRISE.
  
SONG.
  
OH! COULD'ST THOU KNOW.
  
THOU ART NOT HERE.
  
THE ESCAPE.
  
NO TROPHY-PILE.
  
THE APPROACH OF SPRING.
  
TO-MORROW.
  
HOPELESSNESS.
  
YES! I CAN SMILE!
  
TO THE COUNTESS OF JERSEY,
  
ON A LEAF OF MYRTLE.
  
THE LADYE AND THE WARRIOR.
  
LINES
  
AN AUTUMNAL DAY.
  
ADIEU TO ALL!
  
WEEP NOT.
  
THEN AND NOW.
  
THE WARRIOR'S PETITION.
  
LIFE'S PEACEFUL HOURS.
  
STANZAS.
  
THE DREAMER'S GRAVE.
  
RESOLUTION.
  
OH! HOURS OF THE PAST!
  
THE WILLING VICTIMS.
  
NATURE'S GLADNESS.
  
NEVER AGAIN OH! HEART!
  
LIFE'S WORST GRIEF.
  
HAPPINESS.
  
LINES
  
TRUTH AND FANCY.
  
CHILDISH MEMORIES.
  
LINES.
  
THE BELOVED IMAGE.
  
LIFE! AS WE STILL.
  
TO THE STARS.
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DEAR ONE, BUT FORGIVE ME NOW.

Dear One, but forgive me now!
Forgive this pallid cheek and brow—
Well I know thy love should be
My Supreme Felicity—
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My good, my glory, and my pride,
With every hope and dream allied,
Well I know it is—but still
At times this restless heart will thrill
With troublous feelings, deep and dark,
As 'mid wild-tossing waves the bark!
But forgive me, Love, and know
Ev'n this grief that pains thee so,
Even this suffering and distress,
And this gloomy restlessness,
These shadows, and these clouding cares,
The darkness of these drear despairs
Spread about my Life's sole Light,
Make that shine more richly bright!
Oh! the gloom of my fond grief
Lends to that a proud relief,
Until more and more divine
Doth my Life's Love-Light outshine!
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