Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878/Lines by an English Officer

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Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878
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Lines by an English Officer

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4777782Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878 — Lines by an English OfficerJ. C. Hutchieson

Lines

Written by an English Officer, the evening previous to parting with his brothers to join his regiment.

When shall we three meet again—When shall we three meet again;Oft shall glowing hope expire,Oft shall wearied love retire,Oft shall death and sorrow reign,Ere we three shall meet again.

Though in distant lands I stray,Parched beneath a hostile ray;Though the deep between us rolls,Friendship shall unite our souls;Still in fancy's rich domain,Oft shall we three meet again.

When the dreams of life are fled,When its wearied lamp is dead,When in cold oblivion's shade,Beauty, friendship, fame are laid;Where immortal spirits reign,There shall we three meet again.