The Poetical Works of Robert Story | ||
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Twenty Years Parted
1828.
Twenty years parted,
Though forty years tried,
And found still true-hearted—
Return to my side!
And quiet and deep
Shall be thy long sleep
Where the heart is at rest, and the tear is dried!
Though forty years tried,
And found still true-hearted—
Return to my side!
And quiet and deep
Shall be thy long sleep
Where the heart is at rest, and the tear is dried!
From trials and woes
That so long have been thine,
Come, taste the repose
Which the grave hath made mine—
And quiet and deep
Shall be thy long sleep
Where no blast ever comes, if no sunbeam shine!
That so long have been thine,
Come, taste the repose
Which the grave hath made mine—
And quiet and deep
Shall be thy long sleep
Where no blast ever comes, if no sunbeam shine!
With want, one long strife
'Twas our lot to maintain,
Till we quitted a life
Undisgraced by a stain;
But quiet and deep
Shall be our long sleep,
Till the last Morn's dawn see us wake again!
'Twas our lot to maintain,
Till we quitted a life
Undisgraced by a stain;
But quiet and deep
Shall be our long sleep,
Till the last Morn's dawn see us wake again!
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