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First Line: Thy guardians are asleep
Alternate Author Name(s): Bell, Ellis
Subject(s): Love; Carpe Diem


Thy Guardians are asleep,
āàSo I'm come to bid thee rise;
Thou hast a holy vow to keep,
āàEre yon crescent quit the skies.

Though clouds careering wide
āàWill hardly let her gleam,
She's bright enough to be our guide
āàAcross the mountain stream.

O waken, dearest, wake!
āàWhat means this long delay?
Say, wilt thou not for true love's sake
āàChase idol fears away?

Think not of future grief
āàEntailed on present joy;
An age of woe were only brief
āàIts memory to destroy.

And neither Hell nor Heaven,
āàThough both conspire at last,
Can take the bliss that has been given,
āàCan rob us of the past.





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