BREATHE NOT A SIGH WHEN WE ARE PARTING.
Breathe not a sigh when we are parting—
'T is vain to sigh:
Nor let a single tear be starting
In thy soft eye.
'T is vain to sigh:
Nor let a single tear be starting
In thy soft eye.
I know 't is sad for hearts like ours,
So warm and true,
To pine for loving smiles, as flowers
Languish for dew.
So warm and true,
To pine for loving smiles, as flowers
Languish for dew.
Yet I shall have sweet thoughts to cheer me
When thou art gone,
For, in my dreams, will linger near me
The absent one.
When thou art gone,
For, in my dreams, will linger near me
The absent one.
And, as those dreams at pensive even
Steal over me,
I'll lift my melting heart to heaven
In prayer for thee.
Steal over me,
I'll lift my melting heart to heaven
In prayer for thee.
Through the deep gloom that darkens o'er thee,
The star of fame
Shines like a beacon light before thee—
Go! win a name.
The star of fame
Shines like a beacon light before thee—
Go! win a name.
