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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG: THE WELL OF OBLIVION, by REGINALD HEBER Poet's Biography
First Line: There is, they say, a secret well
Last Line: But never to forget!
Subject(s): Love; Magic; Secrets; Wells
First Line: There is, they say, a secret well
Last Line: But never to forget!
Subject(s): Love; Magic; Secrets; Wells
THERE is, they say, a secret well,
In Ardennes' forest grey,
Whose waters boast a numbing spell,
That memory must obey.
Who tastes the rill so cool and calm
In passion's wild distress,
Their breasts imbibe the sullen balm
Of deep forgetfulness.
And many a maid has sought the grove,
And bow'd beside the wave;
But few have borne to lose the love
That wore them to the grave.
No! by these tears, whose ceaseless smart
My reason chides in vain;
By all the secret of a heart
That never told its pain;
By all the walks that once were dear,
Beneath the greenwood bough;
By all the songs that soothed his ear
Who will not listen now;
By every dream of hope gone by
That haunts my slumber yet, --
A love-sick heart may long to die,
But never to forget!
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