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AN OCTAROON'S FAREWELL.
O love, farewell, a long farewell,
Ten thousand times good-night,
God's benediction with thee dwell,
And guide thy steps aright.
Ten thousand times good-night,
God's benediction with thee dwell,
And guide thy steps aright.
We part to-night; it must be so,
'Tis best for thee and me,
But my true heart can never know
Love lessening for thee.
'Tis best for thee and me,
But my true heart can never know
Love lessening for thee.
Love's promises were but a myth,
A mockery and sham;
I've lived to learn I'm tainted with
The cursed blood of Ham.
A mockery and sham;
I've lived to learn I'm tainted with
The cursed blood of Ham.
Dear love, how could I know when I
Gave to thee all my heart,
That far as earth is from the sky,
Our lives must lie apart?
Gave to thee all my heart,
That far as earth is from the sky,
Our lives must lie apart?
Yet I can never rue the day,
Though all the world I miss,
For death itself can not outweigh,
My momentary bliss.
Though all the world I miss,
For death itself can not outweigh,
My momentary bliss.
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