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HAPPY DREAMS BE THINE!, by                    
First Line: Ladye, from thy slumbers wake
Last Line: And happy dreams be thine!
Subject(s): Love; War


LADYE, from thy slumbers wake,
One fond look bestow on me;
Ere the coming day shall break,
On the battle-field I'll be!
Yet, can I disturb thy rest --
Thou, who never may'st be mine? --
Sleep, then, darling, and may blest
And happy dreams be thine --
Sweet and holy thoughts, my love,
Calmer far than mine;
Peaceful visions from above,
And happy dreams be thine!

Should I, on the field of strife
Fall amid my country's foes,
When the ebbing pulse of life
From my quivering bosom flows --
Then, my latest prayer shall be,
Ere my soul this earth resign,
May each day bring peace to thee,
And happy dreams be thine --
Sweet and holy thoughts, my love,
Calmer far than mine;
Peaceful visions from above,
And happy dreams be thine!

But, should I return once more
Crowned with glory's noble wreath,
When the trumpet's blast is o'er,
And their swords the victors sheathe --
Ladye, at thy feet I'll lay
All the laurels may be mine,
Daily guard thee, ever pray
That happy dreams be thine --
Sweet and holy thoughts, my love,
Calmer far than mine;
Peaceful visions from above,
And happy dreams be thine!





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