Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
I, II, III. |
STANZAS.
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STANZAS.
[I know thee now—false, hollow, that thou art]
I know thee now—false, hollow, that thou art,
And while one life-pulse quivers in this heart,
Must I remain, much pained but pitying more,
Feeling for thee, though all my hopes are o'er.
And while one life-pulse quivers in this heart,
Must I remain, much pained but pitying more,
Feeling for thee, though all my hopes are o'er.
I would not change with thee, I could not bear
To inflict the sufferings I submissive share;
My mind stern Vengeance on itself should take
That burthen it imposed this heart should break!
To inflict the sufferings I submissive share;
My mind stern Vengeance on itself should take
That burthen it imposed this heart should break!
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Thus I remain much pained, but pitying more,
Sorrowing for thee, though all my hopes are o'er!
If Love oppressed must such despair endure,
Love outraged, by the Heart, shall find no cure!
Sorrowing for thee, though all my hopes are o'er!
If Love oppressed must such despair endure,
Love outraged, by the Heart, shall find no cure!
Still shall the Shadow of its murdered life
Darken that heart with gloom of Memory's strife.
Oh! I must mourn—much pained, but pitying more,
Sorrowing for thee, though all my hopes are o'er!
Darken that heart with gloom of Memory's strife.
Oh! I must mourn—much pained, but pitying more,
Sorrowing for thee, though all my hopes are o'er!
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