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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...fair as the rising moon, Fair as the dreams which haunt our sleep, and perish all too soon; Her hands were perfect in their mould, and nameless in their grace, And I loved that lady from the hour I first beheld her face. Her arms were clasped upon her breast, and on her brow was bound, One single gem that flung afar resplendent radiance round; An emblem of herself it seemed, so peerless and so high, No star e'er wore a light more fair--set in the midnight sky. I loved her with the eagerness of my secluded youth, I loved her till my soul became full of impassioned truth; Till my heart was like a quivering lyre, that echoed but her name, And a burning life lit up my brain, like clear and lambent flame. Our vows were plighted even then, ere the slow steps of time Had trodden down like weeds the hearts whose love was so sublime. It may be many gazed on us with sneers of worldly pride, For we sought not to conceal that love; it was too deep to hide! The memory of that time is fraught with light as from above, Surely a something breathed of heaven in that immortal love. And that celestial lady's looks, those fond and loving eyes Seem, in their blue and distant gleams, long lost amid the skies. That dream is past--that bond is rent--ask thou not where or how; It boots not to recall the hour of bitter parting now. We are divided, and for aye, never again on earth Shall our deep loving spirits meet, never!--by home or hearth. Never, in grief or agony--in gladness or despair; Never, while woe is dark within, and outward things are fair; My soul is lonelier than before, ere for a little while, I wrapt my being in the light of that sweet living smile. If thou shouldst journey far away, in lost and antique lands, Where proud and ruined cities lie, prone on the desert sa...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1130590704
- ISBN 13 9781130590708
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages42
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