Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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NO, NO, LEAVE ME NOT TO MY SORROW.
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No, no, leave me not to my sorrow,With silence the nurse of despair,
Oh! come to me still, let me borrow
From thee an oblivion of care.
Oh! come with thy light-hearted laughter,
For there's such a charm in its tone,
Like music, 'twill haunt me long after
Thy form from my dwelling is gone.
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Oh! come with thy memory's treasures,Thy stories and snatches of song,
Oh! tell of thy innocent pleasures,
I never can listen too long.
Oh! come, though desponding thou'lt find me,
I'll smile e'er I see thee go forth,
I want thy gay voice to remind me
There's happiness still upon earth.
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Alas! there's a time when dejectionWould breathe the wild words of despair,
Were it not for the veil which affection
Throws over the records of care.
Then come with thy light-hearted laughter,
For there's such a charm in its tone,
Like music 'twill haunt me long after
Thy form from my dwelling is gone.
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