thelament occasionedbytheunfortunateissueofafriend'samour. alas!howoftdoesgoodnesswoulditself, andsweetaffectionprovethespringofwoe! home. othoupaleorbthatsilentshines whilecare-untroubledmortalssleep! thouseestawretchwhoinlypines. andwandersheretowailandweep! withwoeinightlyvigilskeep, beneaththywan,unwarmingbeam andmourn,inlamentationdeep, howlifeandlovearealladream! ijoylessviewthyraysadorn thefaintly-marked,distanthill ijoylessviewthytremblinghorn, reflectedinthegurglingrill: myfondly-flutteringheart,bestill! thoubusypow'r,remembrance,cease! ah!musttheagonizingthrill foreverbarreturningpeace! noidly-feign'd,poeticpains, mysad,love-lornlamentingsclaim: noshepherd'spipe-arcadianstrains nofabledtortures,quaintandtame. theplightedfaith,themutualflame, theoft-attestedpow'rsabove, thepromis'dfather'stendername thesewerethepledgesofmylove! encircledinherclaspingarms, howhavetheraptur'dmomentsflown! howhaveiwish'dforfortune'scharms, forherdearsake,andher'salone! and,mustithinkit!isshegone, mysecretheart'sexuingboast? anddoessheheedlesshearmygroan? andissheever,everlost? oh!canshebearsobaseaheart, solosttohonour,losttotruth, asfromthefondestloverpart, theplightedhusbandofheryouth? alas!life'spathmaybeunsmooth! herwaymayliethro'roughdistress! then,whoherpangsandpainswillsoothe hersorrowsshare,andmakethemless? yewingedhoursthato'eruspass'd, enraptur'dmore,themoreenjoy'd, yourdearremembranceinmybreast myfondly-treasur'dthoughtsemploy'd: thatbreast,howdrearynow,andvoid, forhertooscantyonceofroom! ev'nev'ryrayofhopedestroy'd, andnotawishtogildthegloom! themorn,thatwarnsth'approachingday, awakesmeuptotoilandwoe iseethehoursinlongarray, thatimustsuffer,lingering,slow: fullmanyapang,andmanyathroe, keenrecollection'sdirefurain, mustwringmysoul,werephoebus,low, shallkissthedistantwesternmain. andwhenmynightlycouchitry, soreharass'doutwithcareandgrief, mytoil-beatnerves,andtear-worneye, keepwatchingswiththenightlythief: orifislumber,fancy,chief, reigns,haggard—wild,insoreaffright: ev'nday,all-bitter,bringsrelief fromsuchahorror-breathingnight. othoubrightqueen,whoo'erth'expanse nowhighestreign'st,withboundlesssway ofthasthysilent-markingglance observ'dus,fondly-wand'ring,stray! thetime,unheeded,spedaway, whilelove'sluxuriouspulsebeathigh, beneaththysilver-gleamingray, tomarkthemutual-kindlingeye. oh!scenesinstrongremembranceset! scenes,never,nevertoreturn! scenes,ifinstuporiforget, againifeel,againiburn! fromev'ryjoyandpleasuretorn, life'swearyvalei'llwanderthro' andhopeless,comfortless,i'llmourn afaithlesswoman'sbrokenvow!