The works of Thomas Hood Comic and serious: In prose and verse. Edited, with notes, by his son |
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SONG. TO MY WIFE. |
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SONG. TO MY WIFE.
Those eyes that were so bright, love,
Have now a dimmer shine,—
But all they've lost in light, love,
Was what they gave to mine;
But still those orbs reflect, love,
The beams of former hours,—
That ripen'd all my joys, my love,
And tinted all my flowers!
Have now a dimmer shine,—
But all they've lost in light, love,
Was what they gave to mine;
But still those orbs reflect, love,
The beams of former hours,—
That ripen'd all my joys, my love,
And tinted all my flowers!
Those locks were brown to see, love,
That now are turned so gray,—
But the years were spent with me, love,
That stole their hue away;
Thy locks no longer share, love,
The golden glow of noon,—
But I've seen the world look fair, my love,
When silver'd by the moon!
That now are turned so gray,—
But the years were spent with me, love,
That stole their hue away;
Thy locks no longer share, love,
The golden glow of noon,—
But I've seen the world look fair, my love,
When silver'd by the moon!
That brow was smooth and fair, love,
That looks so shaded now,—
But for me it bore the care, love,
That spoiled a bonny brow.
And though no longer there, love,
The gloss it had of yore,—
Still Memory looks and dotes, my love,
Where Hope admired before!
That looks so shaded now,—
But for me it bore the care, love,
That spoiled a bonny brow.
And though no longer there, love,
The gloss it had of yore,—
Still Memory looks and dotes, my love,
Where Hope admired before!
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