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TO A. L. J.
MAY 30, 1840
When skims the summer moon on high
Her starry train around her glowing
When waves are bright and breezes sigh
Through the dark foliage softly flowing
Then like the voice that breathes around
Shall be the gentle name thou bearest
The first my trembling accents found—
And thou shalt be Amelia, dearest.
Her starry train around her glowing
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Through the dark foliage softly flowing
Then like the voice that breathes around
Shall be the gentle name thou bearest
The first my trembling accents found—
And thou shalt be Amelia, dearest.
When to thy girlhood's simpler years
With tranquil pulse thy heart is turning
And she who watched thy smiles and tears—
Her midnight lamp above thee burning
Comes to thee as in days gone by
Ere of her fondness death bereft thee—
Thou shalt be little Amelie—
The name her silent lips have left thee.
With tranquil pulse thy heart is turning
And she who watched thy smiles and tears—
Her midnight lamp above thee burning
Comes to thee as in days gone by
Ere of her fondness death bereft thee—
Thou shalt be little Amelie—
The name her silent lips have left thee.
When winter wears her snowy crest
And dark the angry waves are swelling
And love has made his peaceful nest
Within our little quiet dwelling
We will not heed the blustering storm
Though all without is bleak and chilly
But keep our fireside bright and warm
And change Amelia into Milly.
And dark the angry waves are swelling
And love has made his peaceful nest
Within our little quiet dwelling
We will not heed the blustering storm
Though all without is bleak and chilly
But keep our fireside bright and warm
And change Amelia into Milly.
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