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ONE LOOK.
One look, and by heaven, 'tis the last,
And I will gaze on her beauty no more;
For the moment of phrenzy is past,
And the dream of my madness is o'er.
And I will gaze on her beauty no more;
For the moment of phrenzy is past,
And the dream of my madness is o'er.
By the love that she trampled in scorn,
By the moments that madden'd my brain;
By what I may bear, and by what I have borne
I will trust not her false heart again.
By the moments that madden'd my brain;
By what I may bear, and by what I have borne
I will trust not her false heart again.
Ye stars, that so often have led,
To a ray—so much brighter than yours;
Thou moon, that so oft thy pale lustre has shed
O'er the form, that no longer adores;
To a ray—so much brighter than yours;
Thou moon, that so oft thy pale lustre has shed
O'er the form, that no longer adores;
Ye may shine in your glory, and light
Some other, more fond, as your prey;
I have felt of your warmth, and your blight,
And I fly from your influence away.
Some other, more fond, as your prey;
I have felt of your warmth, and your blight,
And I fly from your influence away.
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