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VALEDICTORY STANZAS.
Must we then part, sweet maid, for aye?
And wilt thou not, when far away,
Remember him, who many a day
Hath lov'd thee most sincerely?
And wilt thou not, when far away,
Remember him, who many a day
Hath lov'd thee most sincerely?
Canst thou, enchanting girl! forget
When absent that we once have met?
Or must that star for ever set
Which, rising, shone so brightly?
When absent that we once have met?
Or must that star for ever set
Which, rising, shone so brightly?
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Oh! if it must, believe me, fair!
My warmest wishes thou shalt share;
And oft shall rise my fervent prayer
For one so good and lovely.
My warmest wishes thou shalt share;
And oft shall rise my fervent prayer
For one so good and lovely.
May guardian angels blessings shed,
Watch o'er the path thy feet may tread;
Bright visions hovering round thy bed,
Smile on thee late and early.
Watch o'er the path thy feet may tread;
Bright visions hovering round thy bed,
Smile on thee late and early.
And, shouldst thou ever think on me,
Oh! be that thought but worthy thee!
'Tis all I ask: thy heart is free,
Though mine must suffer deeply.
Oh! be that thought but worthy thee!
'Tis all I ask: thy heart is free,
Though mine must suffer deeply.
Whate'er may be our future lot,
O dearest girl! forget me not:
This faithful heart, by thee forgot,
Would break with grief, or nearly.
O dearest girl! forget me not:
This faithful heart, by thee forgot,
Would break with grief, or nearly.
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But I would rather cease to live
In thy remembrance, than perceive
That any thought of me could give
Thy heart a moment's agony.
In thy remembrance, than perceive
That any thought of me could give
Thy heart a moment's agony.
Yet even then, the pensive sigh,
The tender thought, the tearful eye,
Pledges of happier hours gone by,
Should prove how well I lov'd thee.
The tender thought, the tearful eye,
Pledges of happier hours gone by,
Should prove how well I lov'd thee.
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