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To Mary Who Died In This Opinion.

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1.     Maiden, quench the glare of sorrow     Struggling in thine haggard eye:     Firmness dare to borrow     From the wreck of destiny;     For the ray morn's bloom revealing     Can never boast so bright an hue     As that which mocks concealing,     And sheds its loveliest light on you.     2.     Yet is the tie departed     Which bound thy lovely soul to bliss?     Has it left thee broken-hearted     In a world so cold as this?     Yet, though, fainting fair one,     Sorrow's self thy cup has given,     Dream thou'lt meet thy dear one,     Never more to part, in Heaven.     3.     Existence would I barter     For a dream so dear as thine,     And smile to die a martyr     On affection's bloodless shrine.     Nor would I change for pleasure     That withered hand and ashy cheek,     If my heart enshrined a treasure     Such as forces thine to break.

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