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WEEP NOT FOR ME.
Weep not for me—Oh! no, weep not!—Oh! never weep for me—
But pass along thy happier path, in gladness and in glee—
Weep not for me—Oh! no, weep not—it would but be in vain,
'Twould but increase my suff'ring, 'twould redouble ev'ry pain.
But pass along thy happier path, in gladness and in glee—
Weep not for me—Oh! no, weep not—it would but be in vain,
'Twould but increase my suff'ring, 'twould redouble ev'ry pain.
Let me see nought but joy and cheer upon thy bright young brow,
Though sorrow darkly dwells on mine—and many a shadow now,
A something like reflected hope, shall hovering, trembling play,
'Midst sorrow and 'midst shadows then, o'er mine with meteor-ray.
Though sorrow darkly dwells on mine—and many a shadow now,
A something like reflected hope, shall hovering, trembling play,
'Midst sorrow and 'midst shadows then, o'er mine with meteor-ray.
Through all my bitter trials, and through all my heavy woes,
That lengthen on and gather more, as they would never close,
Oh! may I ever still behold, and still beholding, bless
Unenvyingly, in others, such sweet signs of happiness!
That lengthen on and gather more, as they would never close,
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Unenvyingly, in others, such sweet signs of happiness!
Then weep thou not for me, my Love—Oh! weep thou not for me,
But still fulfil thy fairer fate, with gladness and with glee,
So shall a soft reflected ray of pleasure light my soul,
Enough to illume my shortened path unto my shadowy goal.
But still fulfil thy fairer fate, with gladness and with glee,
So shall a soft reflected ray of pleasure light my soul,
Enough to illume my shortened path unto my shadowy goal.
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