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POEMS.
Oh, then, guard this tender feeling,
Ere 'tis lost in darkest gloom;
When the fond heart is love revealing,
Oh, send it not to early doom.
Ere 'tis lost in darkest gloom;
When the fond heart is love revealing,
Oh, send it not to early doom.
Oft from thoughtlessness of feeling
Many a cherish'd loved one's idol
Passes from us where no weeping
Fills the heart ne'er given in bridal.
Many a cherish'd loved one's idol
Passes from us where no weeping
Fills the heart ne'er given in bridal.
There to meet,—await the coming
Of the cherish'd love forbidden;
Hearts will answer those so loving
If not on earth will unite in Heaven.
Of the cherish'd love forbidden;
Hearts will answer those so loving
If not on earth will unite in Heaven.
THEE, MY FRIEND.
Thy little acts of kindness
Have won for thee a place
In my heart's pure affection,
That time can ne'er efface.
Until I pass forever
Unto my home above,
Memory will linger ever
Around thy deeds of love.
Unto my home above,
Memory will linger ever
Around thy deeds of love.
