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Days of my youth! ye have glided away,

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Earth does not bear another wretch,

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Far from my native land I stray,
Farewell the genial Seasons' pleasing reign,
Father of all, in every age,

For ever, from my boyhood, was my mind,

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Friendship! mysterious cement of the soul,

From chambers brighter than the day,

From his cot on the plain hied the shepherd swain,

From the bright portals of the west,

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From the climes of the sun, all war-worn and weary,

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Hail, holy light, offspring of heav'n first-born,

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Hark! not a breath of wind; no zephyr now,

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How still the morning of the hallow'd day!
How sweet it is in twilight shade,
How sweet, my friend, it is to rove,

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Hush, hush, Eliza-hush, my love, nor wake,

I cannot weep, yet I can feel,

I climb'd the dark brow of the mighty Helvellyn,
If dumb too long the drooping Muse hath stay'd,
If in Enchanter's shadowy hall,

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If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright,
I love to linger near the leafless wood,

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It is the Sabbath day-the day of rest,

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It was a dreary place. The shallow brook,
It was a Friar of orders grey,

I wish I had a cottage snug and neat,

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Long years had elaps'd since I gaz'd on the scene,

Mild arch of promise! on the evening sky,
Must it be? then farewell,

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My banks they are furnish'd with bees,

My pensive Sarah! thy soft cheek reclin'd,

No child have I left, I must wander alone,
No fish stir in our heaving net,

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November's chill and cheerless power,
Not a drum was heard, nor a fun'ral note,

Not to the grave, not to the grave, my soul,

Now Spring returns, but not to me returns,

O'er breezy hill or woodland glade,

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Not a leaf of the tree which stood near me was stirr'd,

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O'er the evils of life 'tis a folly to fret,
O fairest orb of heav'nly light,
Oft have I seen yon solitary man,
Of Leinster fam'd for maidens fair,
Oh, fly! 'tis dire Suspicion's mien,
Oh, Lady! breathe no sigh for those!
O Memory, thou fond deceiver,

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Oh Wand'rer! would thy heart forget,
Oh! who the exquisite delight can tell,

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Oh, yes, the sounds were sweet as those,

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O thou, whose bursting beams in glory rise,

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On a wild moor, all brown and bleak,

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On beds of snow the moonbeam slept,

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Once, and not far from where those seats are seen,

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Say, lovely dream, where could'st thou find,

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Say, pensive youth, why heave that sigh,

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Say, wilt thou write romantic tales, like Scott,
Scenes of my youth! ye once were dear,
Sequester'd fountain, ever pure!

She had a form, but I might talk till night,
Sighs, light, warm spirits! in which air,
Slow in the east the wan cold moon arose,
Soft cherub of the southern breeze,
Softly the moonlight,

Soon shall I lay my head,

Stern winter has fled,

Sunk was the sun, and up the eastern heav'n,
Sweet be thy slumbers, sister dear,

Sweet daughter of a rough and stormy sire,
Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,
Sweet flower, which now I cast away,
Sweet flowers! that from your humble beds,
Sweet is the trance of slumber, sweet th' escape,
Sweet maid, if thou would'st charm my sight,
Sweet scenes of youth, to faithful memory dear,

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The breath of Spring is on thee, Aspley Wood!
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,

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The flow'ry May now from her green lap throws,

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The peak of yon mountain is shining in light,

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The rose had been wash'd, just wash'd in a shower,
The rushing rivers that do run,

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The scene was more beautiful far to my eye,

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The Star of eve was bright-down the lone dell,
The sun of the morning,

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The tears I shed must ever fall,

The tumult of battle had ceas'd-high in air,
The wight whose tale these artless lines unfold,
The wind has swept from the wide atmosphere,
There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin,
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a sigh-that half supprest,
There is a soft and fragrant hour,

There is a voice, of magic power,

They sin who tell us Love can die,

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Think not 'cause men flatt'ring say,

This gentleman and I,

Thou art looking on the face of night, my love,

Though never taught to measure space,

Though now the cruel Fates' decree,

Thou ling'ring star, with less'ning ray,

Thou lone companion of the spectred night,

"Tis midnight deep:-o'er all the vacant plains,
'Tis past! no more the summer blooms!
"Tis sweet, when in the glowing west,

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"Tis the last sweet smile of the evening sun, To fair Fidele's grassy tomb,

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To sigh, yet feel no pain,

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To wed, or not to wed-that is the question,

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Trust not, sweet soul, those curled waves of gold, 'Twas at the silent solemn hour,

'Twas eve's pensive twilight, the valley was grey,

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'Twas night, and weary nature lull'd asleep,

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"Twas noon of night, when round the pole,

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"Twas when the seas were roaring,

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Two criminals, a Christian and a Jew,

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Two honest tradesmen meeting in the Strand,

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When from the blue sky traces of the day-light,

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When the black-letter'd list to the gods was presented,

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When the fierce north-wind with his airy forces,
When the night-winds rock the sea-bird's nest,

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Where Loch-Mary roars round its mountainous shores,
While chatting at a neighbour's door,

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Who is she, the poor maniac, whose wildly-fix'd eyes,
Who may she be, this beauteous, smiling maid,

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Why does azure deck the sky?

With burning bosom, and with tearful eyes,

Ye glorious pageants! hung in air,

Ye hills of my country, soft-fading in blue,

Ye palaces, cities, groves, forests, and glades,
Ye waving woods! ye hills!

Ye winds, whose sounding pinions sweep,

Yes, sweet's the delight, when our blushes impart,

You ask me why unseen I stray,

Zephyr, whither art thou straying?

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