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ANXIETY, by                    
First Line: Awakened by the radiant beams of morn
Last Line: That ruffled bosom soothes to calm delight.
Subject(s): Anxiety


Awakened by the radiant beams of morn,
My drowsy soul shakes off oblivious sleep;
Hope's gay delusive smiles the day adorn,
And, charmed awhile, my eyes forget to weep:
But, ah! how transient her enliv'ning power!
Soon disappointment glooms the wished for hour,
That sad and silent glides in tears away;
Then trembling, chilled with agonizing woe,
I long, yet dread the fatal cause to know, --
The cause that makes my Damon thus delay!
Flutt'ring Anxiety! terrific fears!
Far from my bosom, halcyon peace, affright,
Till he whose every word and look endears,
That ruffled bosom soothes to calm delight.





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