Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
I, II, III. |
THE FALSE-HEARTED. |
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THE FALSE-HEARTED.
Oh! what—what shall thy doom yet be,
Frail and false-hearted?—
Full heavily and long for thee
One true breast smarted!
Frail and false-hearted?—
Full heavily and long for thee
One true breast smarted!
Thy doom shall be to know Love's bliss
Never—Ah! never!
To plunge thee deep in Doubt's abyss,
Ever and ever!
Never—Ah! never!
To plunge thee deep in Doubt's abyss,
Ever and ever!
Love's bright ascents and steps of Joy
Shall shine above thee;
First hope to wake—then Hope destroy—
None, none shall love thee!
Shall shine above thee;
First hope to wake—then Hope destroy—
None, none shall love thee!
E'en such shall thy dark doom yet be,
Foul and false-hearted—
Then thou'lt go mourning heavily
For the departed.
Foul and false-hearted—
Then thou'lt go mourning heavily
For the departed.
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