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SONGS FOR MUSIC.


The heart is like that cup,
    If thou waste the love it bore thee;
And like that jewel gone,
    Which the deep will not restore thee;
And like that strain of harp or lute
    Whence the sweet sound is scattered:—
Gently, oh! gently touch the chords,
    So soon for ever shattered!