 | Safie |  |
'Tis told the maiden felt at last
A dreadful horror of the past,—
And shunn'd the light, and scorn'd repast;—
That pity she ne'er listen'd to,—
Nor comfort craved, nor wish'd below.
Thus drooping, Safie sought the grave,—
Nor art could e'er arrest or save;—
But at the last, one hectic blush
Was seen upon her cheek to rush;—
That came to promise, yet betray,
And only flutter'd, like the ray
That dances in the evening sky,
That lights awhile, but lights to die.
She journey'd lonely to her rest,—
Her heart was breaking in her breast;—
Yet hope, at last, appeared to throw
A cheering beam upon her woe,
Like ray of sun on winter's snow;—
And when her latest sigh was given,
It lit the maiden into heaven.
Thus true at last to Assad's love,
She long'd to meet his soul above:—
Thus Safie bless'd his memory
With many a fond departing sigh;
And loving with her latest breath,
She proved her faithfulness—in death!
A dreadful horror of the past,—
And shunn'd the light, and scorn'd repast;—
That pity she ne'er listen'd to,—
Nor comfort craved, nor wish'd below.
Thus drooping, Safie sought the grave,—
Nor art could e'er arrest or save;—
But at the last, one hectic blush
Was seen upon her cheek to rush;—
That came to promise, yet betray,
And only flutter'd, like the ray
That dances in the evening sky,
That lights awhile, but lights to die.
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Her heart was breaking in her breast;—
Yet hope, at last, appeared to throw
A cheering beam upon her woe,
Like ray of sun on winter's snow;—
And when her latest sigh was given,
It lit the maiden into heaven.
Thus true at last to Assad's love,
She long'd to meet his soul above:—
Thus Safie bless'd his memory
With many a fond departing sigh;
And loving with her latest breath,
She proved her faithfulness—in death!
| Safie | |