POEMS.
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I have esteemed thee so highly since the hour I first met thee,
The light of affection ever shone from thine eve;
With trusting devotion may it ever continue,
Till called from this earth, and we say the good-bye.
The light of affection ever shone from thine eve;
With trusting devotion may it ever continue,
Till called from this earth, and we say the good-bye.
Adieu, my sweet friend! As our friendship is blended,
May it brighten and beautify our lives here below!
When our lives shall be ended He on whom we depended—
Our Saviour will welcome us when to Heaven we go.
May it brighten and beautify our lives here below!
When our lives shall be ended He on whom we depended—
Our Saviour will welcome us when to Heaven we go.
DO I LOVE THEE?
Do I love thee? Go and ask the flowers
If they love the sweet, refreshing showers.
Do I love thee? Dost thou recall the time
When first pressed to thy heart as thine?
When first pressed to thy heart as thine?
