Songs and Lyrics By Joseph Skipsey. Collected and Revised |
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[The hopes that allured me]
The hopes that allured me
To cope with the worst,
At length have secured me
The tortures accurst,
Of fever and grief,
And frenzy—in brief,
Ills—ills from which Death is the only relief.
To cope with the worst,
At length have secured me
The tortures accurst,
Of fever and grief,
And frenzy—in brief,
Ills—ills from which Death is the only relief.
But Titan-like lieth
My soul in her chains—
Hourly she sigheth,
The answer she gains,
But adds night and day
To pain and dismay—
'Tis the scream of the vulture—Despair at his prey!
My soul in her chains—
Hourly she sigheth,
The answer she gains,
But adds night and day
To pain and dismay—
'Tis the scream of the vulture—Despair at his prey!
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