Impressions of Italy and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley |
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FAREWELL! LIFE'S MADE UP OF FAREWELLS. |
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FAREWELL! LIFE'S MADE UP OF FAREWELLS.
Farewell! Life's made up of Farewells,
But this—oh! this—alas! 'tis now;
Dejection in my crushed heart quells
Even Passion's wild and fervid glow!
But this—oh! this—alas! 'tis now;
Dejection in my crushed heart quells
Even Passion's wild and fervid glow!
Farewell! my Life is but Farewells
To every hope and dream, henceforth;
Yet Love to thee my soul impels,
True as the needle to the north!
To every hope and dream, henceforth;
Yet Love to thee my soul impels,
True as the needle to the north!
Farewell! no losses—no Farewells
Await us—in the worlds above—
There, where no groan of anguish tells
That Suffering is the same with Love!
Await us—in the worlds above—
There, where no groan of anguish tells
That Suffering is the same with Love!
Farewell!—the grave is strong and stern,
And there at last the sufferer hies—
There Passion must forget to burn—
Passion!—that King of Agonies!
And there at last the sufferer hies—
There Passion must forget to burn—
Passion!—that King of Agonies!
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