by Henry Thornton Wharton (1846 - 1895)

I loved thee once, Atthis, long ago
Language: English  after the English 
I loved thee once, Atthis, long ago.
Thou loved'st another more than me,
Scornful wert thou, none like to thee.

Me thou forgettest -
As thou wilt -
Thou art nought to me.

I loved thee once, Atthis, long ago.

In the hereafter shall I be remembered,
But thou shalt die, nor live in memory,
For thou didst not gather the roses of Pieria;
Alone and obscure thou shalt wander,
Even in the house of Hades,
Flitting among the shadowy dead.

I loved thee once, Atthis, long ago.

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