Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FAREWELL, by EMMA CATHERINE (MANLY) EMBURY


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FAREWELL, by                    
First Line: Go, dearest one, nor think my heart
Last Line: Has been thy spirit's bride.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ianthe
Subject(s): Farewell; Parting


Go, dearest one, nor think my heart
Will ever breathe a sigh,
Because it never more may share
Thy glorious destiny,
My love has never sought reward,
'Twas joy enough for me
To dwell within my solitude,
And cherish thoughts of thee.

While yet a child I freely gave
Affection's untold wealth,
Since then I've seen the swift decay
Of hope, and joy, and health,
Yet murmured not at Heaven's decree,
Though thus of all bereft,
While thou, beloved, wert at my side,
A world of bliss was left.

Though other ties thy soul may bind,
Though we are doomed to part,
Yet still it is no sin to hide
Thine image in my heart;
So sweet, so holy was the spell
By Love around me cast,
That even now I would not wake,
Although the charm be past.

Within thy memory by-past days
Will leave a pleasant trace,
Not all another's happier love
Those bright tints can efface;
Her lot must be a joyous one,
If thou her fate control,
But I have known that higher bliss --
A union of the soul.

Farewell, beloved one: when thy brow
The laurel-crown shall bind,
When men are taught by thee to own
The sovereignty of mind,
Then think of one who looks on thee
With more than woman's pride,
And glories in the thought that she
Has been thy spirit's bride.





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