A Sicilian Story With Diego de Montilla, and Other Poems. By Barry Cornwall [i.e. Bryan Waller Procter]. Second Edition |
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SONG. A MAID TO HER LOVER.
Where's the ring I gave to thee,
Juan, when our love was young,
And I upon thy bosom clung
With all a girl's credulity?
Juan, when our love was young,
And I upon thy bosom clung
With all a girl's credulity?
In the narrow circlet lay
An emblem as I thought (ere fears
And doubt sprung up in after years)
Of endless love, that mock'd decay.
An emblem as I thought (ere fears
And doubt sprung up in after years)
Of endless love, that mock'd decay.
And its golden round contained
For gentle hearts a silent spell,
Within whose magic we might dwell,
I hoped, as long as life remained.
For gentle hearts a silent spell,
Within whose magic we might dwell,
I hoped, as long as life remained.
And am I then forgot by you?
Oh! then send back the idle token,
For rings are nought when vows are broken,
And useless all while love is true.
Oh! then send back the idle token,
For rings are nought when vows are broken,
And useless all while love is true.
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